Criminal Aliens in the Oregon Department of Corrections Prison System

Posted on October 30, 2014 by docfnc

October 24, 2014

According to the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) Inmate Population Profile dated September 2, 2014 DOC indicated there were 14,606 prisoners incarcerated in DOC’s 14 prisons.

Not included in DOC’s September 1st Inmate Population Profile was DOC data indicating there were 1,094 foreign nationals (criminal aliens) incarcerated in its prison system.

All 1,094 criminal aliens incarcerated on September 1st by DOC had United States (U.S.) Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), detainers. The U.S. DHS–ICE is responsible for identifying whether a DOC inmate is a criminal alien or a domestic inmate. If an inmate is identified as being a criminal alien, at U.S. DHS–ICE’s request, the DOC places an “ICE detainer” on the inmate that directs DOC officials to transfer custody to ICE following completion of the inmate’s state sanction.

Criminal aliens made up approximately 7.49% of the DOC September 1st prison population (See table).

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Month/Day/Year	DOC Total Inmates	DOC Domestic Inmates	DOC Inmates W/ICE detainers	DOC % Inmates W/ICE detainers
September 1, 2008	13,558	12,477	1,081	7.97%
September 1, 2009	13,973	12,747	1,226	8.77%
September 1, 2010	14,046	12,814	1,232	8.77%
September 1, 2011	13,980	12,781	1,199	8.58%
September 1, 2012	14,196	12,956	1,240	8.73%
September 1, 2013	14,526	13,351	1,175	8.09%
September 1, 2014	14,606	13,512	1,094	7.49%

Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Unit-ICE inmates lists 01 SEPTEMBER 08rtf – 01 SEPTEMBER 14.rtf and Inmate Population Profile 01 SEPTEMBER 08 – 01 SEPTEMBER 14.

Comparing DOC criminal alien incarceration numbers from September 1, 2008 (1,081 criminal aliens) and September 1, 2014 (1,094 criminal aliens), the DOC prison system incarcerated 13 criminal aliens more than it did on September 1, 2008, a 1.20% increase (See table).

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Month/Day/Year	DOC Total Inmates W/ICE detainers	DOC Inmates W/ICE detainers # Increase or (Decrease) from Previous Year	DOC Inmates W/ICE detainers % Increase or (Decrease) from Previous Year
September 1, 2008	1,081	————	————
September 1, 2009	1,226	145	13.41%
September 1, 2010	1,232	6	0.49%
September 1, 2011	1,199	(33)	(2.68%)
September 1, 2012	1,240	41	3.42%
September 1, 2013	1,175	(65)	(5.24%)
September 1, 2014	1,094	(81)	(6.89%)
Total		13	1.20%

Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Unit-ICE inmates lists 01 SEPTEMBER 08rtf – 01 SEPTEMBER 14.rtf and Inmate Population Profile 01 SEPTEMBER 08 – 01 SEPTEMBER 14.

When comparing DOC domestic criminal incarceration numbers from September 1, 2008 (12,477 domestic criminals) and September 1, 2014 (13,512 domestic criminals), the DOC prison system incarcerated 1,035 domestic criminals more than it did on September 1, 2008, an 8.29% increase (See table).

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Month/Day/Year	DOC Total Domestic Inmates	DOC Domestic Inmates # Increase or (Decrease) from Previous Year	DOC Domestic Inmates % Increase or (Decrease) from Previous Year
September 1, 2008	12,477	————	————
September 1, 2009	12,747	270	.2.16%
September 1, 2010	12,814	67	0.52%
September 1, 2011	12,781	(33)	(0.26%)
September 1, 2012	12,956	175	1.37%
September 1, 2013	13,351	395	3.05%
September 1, 2014	13,512	161	1.20%
Total		1,035	8.29%

Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Unit-ICE inmates lists 01 SEPTEMBER 08rtf – 01 SEPTEMBER 14.rtf and Inmate Population Profile 01 SEPTEMBER 08 – 01 SEPTEMBER 14.

Bringing the preceding numbers together, from September 1st 2008 – 2014, six years, the DOC prison population grew by 1,048 domestic and criminal alien prisoners; 1.24% of the overall growth was in criminal alien prisoners.

A review of the 1,094 criminal aliens in DOC prisons by number per county and percentage (%) per county equated to the following: 264-Marion (24.13%); 260-Multnomah (23.76%); 183-Washington (16.73%); 79-Clackamas (7.22%); 55-Lane (5.03%); 51-Jackson (4.66%); 29-Yamhill (2.65%); 26-Linn (2.38%); 19-Deschutes (1.74%); 18-Umatilla (1.64%); 15-Polk (1.37%); 14-Benton (1.28%); 12-Malheur (1.10%); 10-Lincoln (0.91%); 8-Jefferson (0.73%); 8-Klamath (0.73%); 7-Douglas (0.64%); 5-Josephine (0.46%); 5-Coos (0.46%); 5-Hood River (0.46%); 5-Morrow (0.46%); 3-Clatsop (0.27%); 3-Tillamook (0.27%); 3-Wasco (0.27%); 2-Crook (0.18%); 2-Union (0.18); 1-Columbia (0.09%); 1-Gilliam (0.09%); 1-OOS (0.09%); 0-Baker (0.00%); 0-Curry (0.00%); 0-Grant (0.00%); 0-Harney (0.00%); 0-Lake (0.00); 0-Sherman (0.00%); 0-Wallowa (0.00%); and 0-Wheeler (0.00%).

No member of the Oregon State Legislature should forget the uncounted crime victims and their families, no matter what their immigration status, all victims of the 1,094 criminal aliens incarcerated in DOC prisons.

A review of the 1,094 criminal aliens in the DOC prison population by numbers per crime and percentage (%) per crime equated to the following: 200-sex abuses (18.28%); 173-rapes (15.81%); 160-drugs (14.62%); 144-homicides (13.16%); 100-assaults (9.14%); 97-sodomies (8.87%); 67-robberies (6.12%); 42-kidnappings (3.84%); 24-burglaries (2.19%); 12-thefts (1.10%); 11-driving offenses (1.00%); 4-vehicle thefts (0.36%); 2-arsons (0.18%); 1-forgery (0.09%); and 57 other types of crime or a combination of the preceding crimes (5.21%).

Oregon State Legislators should not overlook the source of the preceding crimes, the country of origin of the 1,094 criminal aliens in DOC prisons.

The self-declared counties of origin of the 1,094 criminal aliens in the DOC prison population by numbers and percentage (%) per country equated to the following: 882-Mexico (80.62%); 32-Guatemala (2.92%); 18-Vietnam (1.64%); 16-El Salvador (1.46%); 12-Cuba (1.10%); 11-Honduras (1.00%); 10-Russia (0.91%); 10-Ukraine (0.91%); 8-Federated States of Micronesia (0.73%); 7-Laos (0.64%); 6-Philippines (0.55%); and 82 from other counties (7.49%).

Beyond the DOC criminal alien incarceration numbers and incarceration percentages, per county and per crime type, or even country of origin, criminal aliens pose high economic cost on Oregonians.

An individual prisoner incarcerated in the DOC prison system costs the state approximately ($87.08) per day (See link).

http://www.oregon.gov/doc/GECO/docs/pdf/IB_53_Quick_Facts_06_14.pdf

The DOC’s incarceration cost for its 1,094 criminal alien prison population is approximately ($95,265.52) per day, ($666,858.64) per week, and ($34,771,914.80) per year.

Even taking into account fiscal year 2013 United States Federal Government State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) award of $2,146,935.00, if the State of Oregon receives the same amount of SCAAP funding for fiscal year 2014, the cost to incarcerate 1,094 criminal aliens to the DOC will be at least ($32,624,979.80) (See link).

https://www.bja.gov/Funding/13SCAAPawards.pdf

None of preceding cost estimates for the DOC to incarcerate the 1,094 criminal aliens include the dollar amount for legal services (indigent defense), court costs, nor cost estimates to cover victim assistance.

An unfortunate fact, the State of Oregon is not fully cooperating with the U.S. DHS–ICE to fight crime committed by criminal aliens who reside in Oregon.

In year 2007, a United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) report titled “Cooperation of SCAAP (State Criminal Alien Assistance Program) Recipients in the Removal of Criminal Aliens from the United States, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Inspector General Audit Division, Audit Report 07-07, September 2007, Redacted-Public Version” identified the State of Oregon as having an official “state sanctuary statute,” ORS 181.850 Enforcement of federal immigration laws (See link).

http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/reports/OJP/a0707/final.pdf

The USDOJ, the federal governments top law enforcement agency, identified Oregon as a “sanctuary” for criminal aliens.

An Oregon law, Oregon Revised Statue 181.850 (ORS 181.850), Section (1), prohibits Oregon law enforcement (Oregon State Police (OSP), county sheriffs, city police departments) from asking immigration status of anyone residing in the State of Oregon “for the purpose of detecting or apprehending persons whose only violation of law is that they are persons of foreign citizenship present in the United States in violation of federal immigration laws.” Under ORS 181.850, Section (2), Oregon law enforcement September exchange information with U.S. DHS–ICE . . . “in order to: Subsection (a), “Verify the immigration status of a person if the person is arrested for any criminal offense;” or, Subsection (b), “Request criminal investigation information with reference to persons named in records of the” U.S. DHS–ICE . . . (See link).

http://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/lawsstatutes/2013ors181.html

The State of Oregon should no longer be classified by U.S. federal government law enforcement as having an official “state sanctuary statute” for criminal aliens, nor should Oregon be a sanctuary for criminal aliens to kill, rape, maim or abuse Oregonians.

Oregonians should contact their Oregon State Senator and Representative and ask them to reintroduce, support and pass legislation like HB 2803 (legislation offered during the 2011 session) during the next legislative session that would empower law enforcement to fight foreign national crime in the state.

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Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report

Posted on October 23, 2014 by docfnc

Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report

October 23, 2014

Lars:

According to the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) Inmate Population Profile dated September 2, 2014 DOC indicated there were 14,606 prisoners incarcerated in DOC’s 14 prisons.

Not included in DOC’s September 1st Inmate Population Profile was DOC data indicating there were 1,094 foreign nationals (criminal aliens) incarcerated in its prison system.

Criminal aliens made up approximately 7.49% of the DOC September 1st prison population.

Your listeners should be aware of the types of crime committed against their fellow Oregonians by the 1,094 criminal aliens.

Listeners should not overlook the source of the preceding crimes, the country of origin of the 1,094 criminal aliens in DOC prisons.

Beyond the DOC criminal alien incarceration numbers and incarceration percentages, per county and per crime type, or even country of origin, criminal aliens pose high economic cost on Oregonians.

An individual prisoner incarcerated in the DOC prison system costs the state approximately ($87.08) per day.

The DOC’s incarceration cost for its 1,094 criminal alien prison population is approximately ($95,265.52) per day, ($666,858.64) per week, and ($34,771,914.80) per year.

None of my preceding cost estimates for the DOC to incarcerate the 1,094 criminal aliens include the dollar amount for legal services (indigent defense), court costs, nor cost estimates to cover victim assistance.

An unfortunate fact, the State of Oregon is not fully cooperating with the U.S. DHS–ICE to fight crime committed by criminal aliens who reside in Oregon.

In year 2007, a United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) report titled “Cooperation of SCAAP (State Criminal Alien Assistance Program) Recipients in the Removal of Criminal Aliens from the United States, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Inspector General Audit Division, Audit Report 07-07, October 2007, Redacted-Public Version” identified the State of Oregon as having an official “state sanctuary statute,” ORS 181.850 Enforcement of federal immigration laws.

The USDOJ, the federal governments top law enforcement agency, identified Oregon as a “sanctuary” for criminal aliens.

Oregon voters before November 4th, during the 2014 General Election, should really examine the voting records of the politicians in this state who voted for Senate Bill 833, legislation that would grant driver cards to illegal aliens, because many of the preceding crimes committed by aliens could not have been committed by them without their access to drive motor vehicles.

Finally, the state’s voters should vote No on Ballot Measure 88 and replace the politicians who supported this anti public safety legislation.

Lars, the third full week of October and another criminal alien report for Lars Larson Show FM 101.1 radio listeners.

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Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report

Posted on October 16, 2014 by docfnc

Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report

October 16, 2014

Who are members of the Oregon State Legislature that voted to give driver’s cards to the undocumented and to change the ballot title of what is now known as Ballot Measure 88?

Lars:

Last year you asked me on air during a Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report” to disclose the names of members of the Oregon State Legislature who voted to give driver’s cards to the undocumented (foreign nationals illegally in the country). With limited air time available during the Criminal Alien of the Week Report, I was unable to give all the individual names of state legislators who voted for Senate Bill 833 (Ballot Measure 88).

What follows below are complete alphabetical lists of the names of the 59 state senators and representatives, Democrats and Republicans, who voted for or were sponsors of SB 833.

Updating the list, I have included legislators who voted for House Bill 4054 to change the ballot title to confuse or hide the intent of the legislation from Oregon voters.

Finally, I list legislators who have given money to pass Ballot Measure 88.

Democratic Senators who voted for or were sponsors SB 833 (No one on this list voted for HB 4054, legislation wasn’t voted on in state senate):

Bates, Alan (SD-3);
Beyer, Lee (SD-6);
Burdick, Ginny (SD-18);
Courtney, Peter (SD-11);
Devlin, Richard (SD-19);
Dingfelder, Jackie (SD-23), no longer a state senator;
Edwards, Chris (SD-7);
Hass, Mark (SD-14);
Monnes Anderson, Laurie (SD-25);
Monroe, Rod (SD-24);
Prozanski, Floyd (SD-4);
Roblan, Arnie (SD-5), sponsor of SB 833;
Rosenbaum, Diane (SD-21);
Shields, Chip (SD-22), sponsor of SB 833, legislative liaison to Oregon Commission on Hispanic Affairs (Note: Senator Shields excused from vote), gave $500.00;
Steiner Hayward, Elizabeth (SD-17).

Republican Senators who voted for or were sponsors SB 833 (No one on this list voted for HB 4054, legislation wasn’t voted on in state senate):

Baertschiger Jr., Herman (SD-2);
Boquist, Brain (SD-12);
Ferrioli, Ted (SD-30);
George, Larry (SD-13);
Hansell, Bill (SD-29), sponsor of SB 833;
Thomsen, Chuck (SD-26), sponsor of SB 833.

Democratic Representatives who voted for or were sponsors SB 833 and HB 4054 (Note: Only Bent Barton voted against HB 4054):

Bailey, Jules (HD-42);
Barker, Jeff (HD-28);
Barnhart, Phil (HD-11);
Barton, Brent (HD-40), voted against HB 4054;
Boone, Deborah (HD-32);
Buckley, Peter (HD-5), gave $500.00;
Clem, Brian (HD-21);
Dembrow, Michael (HD-45), no longer a state representative, now a senator (SD-23), gave $1,000.00;
Doherty, Margaret (HD-35);
Fagan, Shemia (HD-51);
Fredrick, Lew (HD-43);
Gallegos, Joe (HD-30);
Garrett, Chris (HD-38);
Gelser, Sara (HD-16);
Gomberg, David (HD-10);
Gorsek, Chris (HD-49);
Greenlick, Mitch (HD33);
Harker, Chris (HD-34), sponsor of SB 833, legislative liaison to Oregon Commission on Hispanic Affairs, gave $500.00;
Holvey, Paul (HD-8);
Hoyle, Val (HD-14);
Keny-Guyer, Alissa (HD-46), gave $1,000.00;
Komp, Betty (HD-22);
Kotek, Tina (HD-44), gave $5,000.00;
Matthews, Greg (HD-50);
McKeown, Caddy (HD-9);
Nathanson, Nancy (HD-13;
Read, Tobias (HD-27);
Reardon, Jeff (HD-48);
Tomei, Carolyn (HD-41);
Unger, Ben (HD-29);
Vega Pederson, Jessica (HD-47), sponsor of SB 833;
Williamson, Jennifer (HD-36);
Witt, Brad (HD-31).

Republican Representatives who voted for or were sponsors SB 833 (Note: Only Rep. Vic Gilliam voted for HB 4054):

Davis, John (HD-26);
Gilliam, Vic (HD-18), sponsor of SB 833 and voted for HB 4054, gave $2,000.00; Johnson, Mark (HD-52), sponsor of SB 833;
Jenson, Bob (HD-58);
Smith, Greg (HD-57).

Oregonians who are registered voters, here is a political fact of life for the preceding members of the Oregon State Legislature who voted for SB 833, a vote to give the undocumented driver’s cards, many will have to face the state’s voters in the relatively near future; all state representatives every two years and half of the state senators every four years.

Here are two important facts Oregon registered voters should share with their legislators who voted for SB 833 in 2013, who are also seeking reelection in 2014:

First, more than 70,973 of the state’s registered voters (many of them legislators’ constituents) signed the referendum 301 petition to stop SB 833 from becoming state law on January 1, 2014.

Second, the undocumented of this state are not the registered voters during the 2014 election cycle who will be voting to return legislators to office that voted for SB 833.

A call to action, Oregon’s registered voters who didn’t like their state senator or representative voting for SB 833 or HB 4054 should contact those legislators and tell them to reject any future support for these types of legislation (See link below to look up who represents you in the Oregon State Legislature).

Find who represents me: http://www.oregonlegislature.gov/FindYourLegislator/leg-search.html

Oregon State Senators: http://www.oregonlegislature.gov/senate/

Oregon State Representatives: http://www.oregonlegislature.gov/house/

Oregon voters should vote No on Ballot Measure 88 and replace the legislators who supported this anti public safety legislation (SB 833).

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Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report

Posted on October 2, 2014 by docfnc

Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report

October 2, 2014

Lars:

It has been an interesting first week in the month of October when it comes to criminal aliens here in the State of Oregon.

This week we once again put face to alien crime in the state for your radio listeners.

The news media reported on Friday, September 19th, that Francisco Aguirre, a Salvadoran national, ex-con drug trafficker alleged drunk driver who illegally reinterred the county took sanctuary in the Augustana Lutheran Church after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents failed to arrest Aguirre at the Clackamas County Jail or at his residence.

What follows is a list of issues of what is terribly wrong about ICE, the City of Portland and the Lutheran Church’s failure to properly deal with Francisco Aguirre:

First, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent’s failed to place an arrest warrant for Francisco Aguirre after he was arrested by local law enforcement for DUII and taken to the Clackamas County Jail.

A reminder, the Clackamas County Jail, in reaction to a federal lawsuit and a landmark federal court decision in April of this year against the jail, will no longer to hold foreign national criminals like Aguirre for ICE officials unless immigration officials place a warrant for the alien’s arrest.

Second, according to news reports, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents failed to have an arrest warrant for Francisco Aguirre, even after he was released from the jail, when agents attempted to pick him up at his home.

Third, the ICE agents, because of some obscure agency policy, would not enter the Augustana Lutheran Church to arrest the fugitive even when agents found out he had fled his home and taken sanctuary in the church to avoid arrest by immigration officials.

Enough of ICE’s missteps, let us look at the City of Portland officials failure in not doing a background check on who they gave money to run the notorious day labor center, the Voz Workers’ Rights Education Project, where Francisco Aguirre, the now fugitive ex-con drug trafficker illegally in the county, was employed as the nonprofit’s coordinator, whatever that job title means.

For businesses or individuals who still use the day labor center, the criminal background of Aguirre, an illegal alien, should send an employment chill down their spines if they honestly consider the dangers inherent in hiring undocumented individuals at the day labor center and the hazard illegal aliens may pose to themselves or their customers.

A bit of history, in March of 2008, the Portland City Commissioners’ allocated $200,000.00 to set up the day labor center.

Now let us examine the misguided religious leadership of the Augustana Lutheran Church offering sanctuary to Francisco Aguirre.

Apparently Lutheran Pastor Mark Knutson is having a 1980’s flashback from the “Cold War” era in Central America when refugees and political dissidents from El Salvador’s civil war sought refuge in churches across the United States of America to avoid being deported to their war torn homeland.

Pastor Knutson apparently doesn’t have the common sense God gave the average citizen of this county to differentiate between a criminal illegal alien re-invader drug trafficker and a legitimate refugee or political dissident fleeing for their life from a brutal totalitarian government.

The misguided Lutheran pastor should not be exempted for reasons of his religious status from being arrested by federal law enforcement authorities for knowingly harboring an illegal alien.

Lars, the first week of October and another criminal alien report for Lars Larson Show FM 101.1 radio listeners.

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