LTE - Retired Border Patrol/INS agent: Kemp fails to deliver on immigration promises

OPINION

Letters to the editor

March 24, 2022

Legislation advancing through the Arizona state legislature, introduced by Arizona State Rep. John Kavanaugh, would require the state to keep a record of crimes committed by illegal aliens. Essentially, the plan would require all superior court probation departments to keep a record of illegal alien criminals with identifying information and specifics on the crimes they committed.

This will no doubt be assailed as “anti-immigrant hate” by Democrats, but it should not worry the 400,000 or so “undocumented workers” who thrive here in Georgia. There is zero possibility of anything like this happening under Georgia’s GOP-ruled Gold Dome.

By order of the powerful special interests that profit from black-market labor, the entire topic of the organized crime of illegal immigration has been carefully set aside here in the Peach State where we host more illegals than Arizona.

As a proud retired immigration enforcement officer and former Border Patrol agent, I am one of the many pro-enforcement voters who can remember all the way back to 2018 when then candidate for Governor Brian Kemp made a long list of promises concerning “criminal illegals,” his “big truck” and detailed legislation aimed at Georgia’s sanctuary cities and counties. I am also old enough to see his arrogant and defiant refusal to so much as mention those promises since then.

Note: Do not look for this illegal alien criminal on Gov. Brain Kemp’s promised public registry of “criminal illegals” – because there isn’t one.

U.S. DOJ Media Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Chatham County illegal alien sentenced to prison for luring teen into sexual activity

Defendant will be subject to deportation after release

SAVANNAH, GA: An illegal alien has been sentenced to a decade in federal prison after pleading guilty to luring a teen into participating in sexual activity.

Alejandro Pedroza-Romero, a/k/a “Zuleyka Luna,” a/k/a “Alex Luna,” 37, a citizen of Mexico illegally present in the United States who resided in Garden City, Ga., was sentenced to 120 months in prison after pleading guilty to Coercion and Enticement, said David H. Estes, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. After completion of his prison term Pedroza-Romero will be subject to deportation.

There is no parole in the federal system.

“Alejandro Pedroza-Romero flaunted the sovereignty of the United States by illegally entering, and then preyed on vulnerable victims on American soil,” said U.S. Attorney Estes. “Putting him behind bars automatically protects children from this predator.”

As described in court documents and testimony, Pedroza-Romero came to the attention of the Thunderbolt, Ga., Police Department in January 2021 when a minor victim reported Pedroza-Romero paid the victim for sexual acts. FBI agents later interviewed and arrested Pedroza-Romero after analyzing multiple electronic communications between Pedroza-Romero and the minor victim.

“This case is a perfect example of how partnerships between the FBI and our local law enforcement agencies are vital in protecting our citizens and in particular, children, our most vulnerable citizens,” said Keri Farley, Special Agent in Charge of FBI Atlanta. “The severity of this sentence is the greatest message we can send to anyone who would seek to take advantage of a child in this way.”

The case was investigated by the FBI and the Thunderbolt Police Department, and prosecuted for the United States by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jennifer J. Kirkland and Project Safe Childhood Coordinator Tara M. Lyons, with assistance from Assistant U.S. Attorney Noah J. Abrams.

Anyone with information on suspected child sexual exploitation can contact the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 800-843-5678, or https://report.cybertip.org/.

Topic(s):

Project Safe Childhood

Cybercrime

Component(s):

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

USAO – Georgia, Southern

Contact:

Barry L. Paschal, Public Affairs Officer: 912-652-4422

Press Release Number:

62-22

Here.