Senate intern, a sex offender, faces deportation

[LarryN]

U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez employed as an unpaid intern in his Senate office an illegal immigrant who was a registered sex offender, now under arrest by immigration authorities, The Associated Press has learned. The Homeland Security Department instructed federal agents not to arrest him until after Election Day, a U.S. official involved in the case told the AP.

Luis Abrahan Sanchez Zavaleta, an 18-year-old immigrant from Peru, was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in front of his home in New Jersey on Dec. 6, two federal officials said. Sanchez, who entered the country on a now-expired visitor visa from Peru, is facing deportation and remains in custody. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss details of Sanchez's immigration case.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...12-12-14-18-16


If we take Menendez at his word that he didn't know that Zavaleta was illegal or a registered sex offender, it still begs the question why DHS postponed his arrest until after election day.

Also, what use is it to put a minor on a sex offenders registry, if the registry isn't made public?

[ms maggie]

How can a sex offender get a visa in the first place?

[NCBirdfan]

How can a sex offender get a visa in the first place?

Did he get his visa before or after the sex offense? And what was the deed that earned him to be on the list? Was it something sinister? Or, at 18 did he just have relationships with a 16 or 17 year old and get on the list because technically the 17 or 16 yr old was a minor? The article is vague in that area.

[Baltimatt]

The offense happened in 2010, so he probably was 16 at the time.

[Terry K]

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...12-12-14-18-16


If we take Menendez at his word that he didn't know that Zavaleta was illegal or a registered sex offender, it still begs the question why DHS postponed his arrest until after election day.

Also, what use is it to put a minor on a sex offenders registry, if the registry isn't made public?

So, Mendez couldn't have hired a US citizens as an intern? Could there have been a quid pro quo?


http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...12-12-14-18-16

"Authorities in Hudson County notified ICE agents in early October that they suspected Sanchez was an illegal immigrant who was a registered sex offender and who may be eligible to be deported. ICE agents in New Jersey notified superiors at the Homeland Security Department because they considered it a potentially high profile arrest, and DHS instructed them not to arrest Sanchez until after the November election, one U.S. official told the AP. ICE officials complained that the delay was inappropriate, but DHS directed them several times not to act, the official said."

[Byng]

So, Mendez couldn't have hired a US citizens as an intern? Could there have been a quid pro quo?


http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...12-12-14-18-16

"Authorities in Hudson County notified ICE agents in early October that they suspected Sanchez was an illegal immigrant who was a registered sex offender and who may be eligible to be deported. ICE agents in New Jersey notified superiors at the Homeland Security Department because they considered it a potentially high profile arrest, and DHS instructed them not to arrest Sanchez until after the November election, one U.S. official told the AP. ICE officials complained that the delay was inappropriate, but DHS directed them several times not to act, the official said."

Wow! I am really annoyed that they did not tell me this until after the election! If I had have known this I would definitely have voted for the Romney/Ryan platform rather than Obama/Biden!

[Jeebus]

Bob Menendez's former intern is arrested; the undocumented immigrant and registered sex offender now faces deportation

WASHINGTON — Sen. Robert Menendez employed as an unpaid intern in his Senate office an illegal immigrant who was a registered sex offender, now under arrest by immigration authorities, The Associated Press has learned. The Homeland Security Department instructed federal agents not to arrest him until after Election Day, a U.S. official involved in the case told the AP.

Luis Abrahan Sanchez Zavaleta, an 18-year-old immigrant from Peru, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in front of his home in New Jersey on Dec. 6, two federal officials said. Sanchez, who entered the country on a now-expired visitor visa from Peru, is facing deportation and remains in custody. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss details of Sanchez's immigration case.

Menendez, D-N.J., who advocates aggressively for pro-immigration policies, was re-elected in November with 58 percent of the vote. He said his staff was notified Monday, and he personally learned about the case from AP's reporting and knew nothing about whether DHS delayed the arrest. The senator said his staff asks interns whether they are in the country legally but cannot check to be sure.

[Virginia Poe]

Bob Menendez's former intern is arrested; the undocumented immigrant and registered sex offender now faces deportation

Honestly this doesn't even surprise me anymore...but I am from the Illegal Alien Sanctuary of Martin O'Malley's (who wants to be your next president) People's Republik of CASA de Malleyland!

It is nauseating and disgusting. These people are traitors and should be treated accordingly.

Our whole society and country is going down the tubes. Glad I'm not 20 years old.

[Phineas Finn]

Yet another lie of a thread.

The intern was not an employee, and there is no evidence whatsoever that the arrest was delayed because of the election.

Now, parse your language to dodge the truth!

[DaggerJohn]

Yet another lie of a thread.

The intern was not an employee, and there is no evidence whatsoever that the arrest was delayed because of the election.

Now, parse your language to dodge the truth!

Phineas, you apparently didn't read the post. "The Homeland Security Department instructed federal agents not to arrest him until after Election Day, a U.S. official involved in the case told the AP."

[LarryN]

Yet another lie of a thread.

The intern was not an employee, and there is no evidence whatsoever that the arrest was delayed because of the election.

Now, parse your language to dodge the truth!

His thread title does not say it was delayed because of the election. It says it was delayed until after the election, which is what the ICE official told the AP:

Authorities in Hudson County notified ICE agents in early October that they suspected Sanchez was an illegal immigrant who was a registered sex offender and who may be eligible to be deported. ICE agents in New Jersey notified superiors at the Homeland Security Department because they considered it a potentially high profile arrest, and DHS instructed them not to arrest Sanchez until after the November election, one U.S. official told the AP. ICE officials complained that the delay was inappropriate, but DHS directed them several times not to act, the official said.

It's funny how you challenge him to parse his language when that is exactly what you have done. The fact is, and intern worked for his office, he may not have been a paid employee, but he still worked there. Your issue is also with the AP, since they are the ones that said Menendez "employed" him.

Twisting Jeebus' words and then trying to nuance Zavaleta's position is really intellectually dishonest on your part.

The fact is, he was an illegal alien, registered sex offender working for a US Senator. If we take Sen. Menendez at his word that he (or his office) knew neither of these things, it just shows that we have a real problem in this country.

[ms maggie]

His thread title does not say it was delayed because of the election. It says it was delayed until after the election, which is what the ICE official told the AP:



It's funny how you challenge him to parse his language when that is exactly what you have done. The fact is, and intern worked for his office, he may not have been a paid employee, but he still worked there. Your issue is also with the AP, since they are the ones that said Menendez "employed" him.

Twisting the Jeebus' words and then trying to nuance Zavaleta's position is really intellectually dishonest on your part.

The fact is, he was an illegal alien, registered sex offender working for a US Senator. If we take Sen. Menendez at his word that he (or his office) knew neither of these things, it just shows that we have a really problem in this country.

I agree Larry N. One caveat--the allegation that the arrest was delayed seems to stem from one "unnamed official".

I still don't understand how this kid got a visa with a sex offender record?

[Baltimatt]

ms. maggie--

I image the visa was issued before the sex offense. I'll assume the later occurred in this country.

[ms maggie]

So, Mendez couldn't have hired a US citizens as an intern? Could there have been a quid pro quo?

Interns are normally hired as a favor to someone--a friend, a relative, a campaign contributor. Just the way it is.

[ms maggie]

ms. maggie--

I image the visa was issued before the sex offense. I'll assume the later occurred in this country.

But then why wasn't he deported then and there? Somewhere on this thread I read he was 16 when he committed whatever he committed, he was an intern at that age? Seems weird.

[Jeebus]

Yet another lie of a thread.

The intern was not an employee, and there is no evidence whatsoever that the arrest was delayed because of the election.

Now, parse your language to dodge the truth!

Phineas, you apparently didn't read the post. "The Homeland Security Department instructed federal agents not to arrest him until after Election Day, a U.S. official involved in the case told the AP."

It's funny how you challenge him to parse his language when that is exactly what you have done. The fact is, and intern worked for his office, he may not have been a paid employee, but he still worked there. Your issue is also with the AP, since they are the ones that said Menendez "employed" him.

Twisting the Jeebus' words and then trying to nuance Zavaleta's position is really intellectually dishonest on your part.

Lol, at PF, again. Because seeing him caught lying (again) is funny.

[Baltimatt]

But then why wasn't he deported then and there? Somewhere on this thread I read he was 16 when he committed whatever he committed, he was an intern at that age? Seems weird.

The offense occurred two years ago. I don't know when he became an intern, but probably closer to now than then.

[BiggSeth]

this senator should face another runoff election against a primary challenger and an opposition candidate. If this was kept from his constituency to prevent his campaign from being effected, I think the people deserve another vote now that the truth is out.

[Phineas Finn]

Lol, at PF, again. Because seeing him caught lying (again) is funny.

No one needs to twist your words: There's a world of difference between "employed as an unpaid intern" and "employee."

[Jeebus]

No one needs to twist your words: There's a world of difference between "employed as an unpaid intern" and "employee."

Spin it, lol.

SO your position is "let's keep illegal immigrant sex offending unpaid interns" in the offices of Dem Congressmen.

Too funny.