Another illegal alien arrested in Florida- this time for brutal assault of Federal DHS agent

Florida Democrats fought with all their might against Governor Ron DeSantis's bill SB 168 banning sanctuary jurisdictions and requiring local and state law enforcement agencies and entities honor immigration detainer requests ban during the 2019 Legislative session. 

Not the 2018 case of the Fort Myers police officer shot and killed in the line of duty by an illegal alien visa-overstay nor the 2017 case of two paramedics in Jupiter killed by an illegal alien driver charged with the driving while intoxicated second degree felony death of the EMTs would sway the Democrats steadfast objections to the rule of law and supporting the lives of all Florida first responders and law enforcement.

Florida Democrats just didn't think law enforcement should cooperate with the Feds to remove dangerous illegal aliens from Florida communities; Governor DeSantis was right to push the Legislature to pass that bill.Opponents called it "one of the worst anti-immigrant laws in the country."

Now in just a few seven months after the Governor signed the bill into law comes ANOTHER illegal alien arrested in Florida only this time for the brutal assault of a federal agent.

Jorge Asencion Monge, 48 years old and an illegal alien living in Bonita Springs, Florida was arrested and booked into the Lee County jail on November 14, 2019 on charges of first degree felony assault on a federal Department of Homeland Security agent and second degree felony resisting arrest with violence. And YES, the jail booking records reflects he was subject to an ICE hold. 

According to the arrest record reviewed by County Examiner, the Lee County Sheriff's Office received a call for assistance from two Department of Homeland Security agents the evening of November 14. Due to an incident at a federal hearing that took place on an unknown date and regarding a fake identity the agents were out in the community to take Monge into custody.

The probable cause statement explains how Monge assaulted one of the DHS agents after also making a move for the agents firearm.

Think about it.

Monge HAD a prior interaction with law enforcement and that's when ICE should have taken him into custody--THATS why honoring immigration detainer requests with other jurisdictions in accordance with the rule of law and passing SB 168 was necessary.

Harris, Hidalgo counties top May list of inmates with immigration detainers in Texas county jails

Harris, Hidalgo and Travis County jails together accounted for 39% of the inmates with immigration detainers housed in Texas County jails for the month of May 2019, reported the Texas Commission On Jail Standards.

In its report dated July 18, 2019 4728 inmates with immigration detainers were housed for a total count of 101,124 inmate days in Texas County jails for the month of May. Topping the list of county jails housing the most inmates with immigration detainers were Harris, Hidalgo and Travis counties with 976, 544 and 343 inmates respectively.

Harris, Dallas and Hidalgo counties were the top three counties with 1095, 862 and 569 inmates respectively on the April  2019 report.

As noted in the report, Texas Senate Bill 1698 authored by former State Senator Tommy Williams became law following the 82nd regular session. SB 1698 mandated the reporting of the total number of inmates with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainers housed in jails under the Commission’s purview as part of the monthly population report.

The complete list of Texas county jails, number of inmates with ICE detainers and number of inmate days for the month of May 2019 can be found here. 

Harris, Dallas counties top list of inmates with immigration detainers in Texas county jails

Harris and Dallas County jails together accounted for 34% of the inmates with immigration detainers housed in Texas County jails for the month of April 2019, reported the Texas Commission On Jail Standards.

In its report dated May 16, 2019 5,742 inmates with immigration detainers were housed for a total count of 113,917 inmate days in Texas County jails for the month. Topping the list of county jails housing the most inmates with immigration detainers were Harris, Dallas and Hidalgo counties with 1095, 862 and 569 inmates respectively.

As noted in the report, Texas Senate Bill 1698 authored by former State Senator Tommy Williams became law following the 82nd regular session. SB 1698 mandated the reporting of the total number of inmates with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainers housed in jails under the Commission’s purview as part of the monthly population report.

The complete list of Texas county jails, number of inmates with ICE detainers and number of inmate days can be found here.