Bogota cops could gain power over immigrants - New Jersey

Posted on: July 23rd, 2007
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“Bogota Mayor Steve Lonegan, one of the states most vocal proponents for a hard line on immigration, says he may apply for a federal program that deputizes local police to enforce immigration laws.

Lonegan says that although illegal immigration is not a burning issue in his one-square-mile borough, federally deputized police officers would serve as a deterrent to would-be Bogota residents who are living in the United States unlawfully.”

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