Another Frivolous Lawsuit Filed By Illegals

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From John Carman
4-16-4

Legal procedures WERE followed and now these "illegals" are trying to fight back.

If we tie the hands of the police who were just doing their jobs in the first place and turinig over the suspected illegals to Border Patrol, then we handicap the United States when any illegals, Al-Qeda or other Muslim terrorists show up at our shopping malls to shop or blow them up. Enforcement action needs to take place where ever there are people in large numbers to protect the Americans and visitors who have "legal" documentation to proove who they are. Illegals from ALL countries "GO HOME"!

Everyone should call the National City Council (619)336-4235 National City Manager: (619)336-4240 and National City Police Department (619)336-4500 and show your support for letting their Poilice Officers do their jobs by reporting suspected "illegals" to Border Patrol. If the other side wins, this will set a very bad precedent in preventing local law enforcement from doing their jobs when confronted by "illegals" in OUR country. If the police can't do their jobs, who will???

John Carman
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City Faces Big Claim In Pennys Case

By Leslie Wolf Branscomb
San Diego Union-Tribune
Staff Writer
4-15-4

NATIONAL CITY - A family whose members were erroneously detained for shoplifting at a J.C. Penney store and then deported has filed a claim for damages against the city. The family of Antonio Flores Noyola is seeking $1.5 million for emotional distress and attorney's fees stemming from the Nov. 14 incident at the Plaza Bonita shopping mall.

Flores and five family members were shopping at the department store when two of them were detained by a store security guard, who suspected they were shoplifting. A shoplifting ring had been operating in the area. But, according to attorney Teresa Trucchi, the 36-year-old Flores and his cousin did not come close to matching the description of the suspect, a young man with a shaved head. At some point, a National City police officer became involved, though accounts differ as to whether he was called to the store or happened to be there already. The family was taken outside and detained by the officer, who notified the Border Patrol. The two who did not possess legal immigration documents, Flores' aunt and cousin, were deported.

Those two are now in Guerrero, Mexico, and the family has been torn apart, said Christian Ramirez of the American Friends Service Committee, which is monitoring the case. The incident has become controversial in National City, where most of the residents are Latino.

The City Council has asked for an investigation, with Mayor Nick Inzunza maintaining that it is necessary to make as much information public as possible. The Police Department refused to disclose its reports on the case, saying the investigation was conducted internally and not subject to public review.

Last week, the department obtained a court order temporarily blocking the release of police records to the city. Ramirez said yesterday that he thought the city's fledgling police review commission should force the matter. "We've been very concerned that the police review commission has not taken on the case," Ramirez said. "They've been dragging their feet on resolving it. We're really frustrated." Ramirez said he has talked to commission members who say their hands are tied. The commission lacks the power to issue subpoenas and its relative powerlessness has also been a topic of debate in City Hall.

Trucchi said her client never wanted to go as far as filing a legal claim. "He was hoping that everybody would do the right thing and everything would work out," she said. "But there hasn't been any real acknowledgment of the fact that what happened was inappropriate. "It was very clear at that time that they were being detained because they were Hispanic, and that's not the role of law enforcement." Inzunza said he believes the city has no liability in the matter. "As far as us calling the Border Patrol, our police officer at the time was not prohibited from doing so," Inzunza said. "We've taken aggressive steps in changing our ordinances so this doesn't occur in the future. "We just feel we should do everything we can to keep this from happening again. "I understand what the Flores family is trying to do," Inzunza added. "I would probably do the same thing."

The Police Department has revised its policy for dealing with undocumented immigrants, at the City Council's request. Police spokesman Jose Tellez said the policy now clarifies the circumstances under which immigration officials may be called. The Flores claim, filed April 7, asks for a maximum of $250,000 for each Flores family member. The claim is not yet on the City Council's agenda. Such claims are routinely denied by cities, paving the way for a lawsuit to be filed. Trucchi said the Flores family is willing to sue. "I think for every Antonio Flores this happens to, it has probably happened to 50 others," Trucchi said. "If you just walk away and do nothing, nothing is going to change."