Illegal Alien Convicted of Sexual Assault Deported from U.S. 20 Times
Sergio Jose Martinez
A judge sentenced Sergio Jose Martinez  31  to 35 years behind bars Friday after Martinez pleaded guilty to sodomy  sexual assault  kidnapping  and other charges for attacking two women on separate occasions  the Associated Press reports.
ICE wanted the local authorities to notify them when  Martinez  was set to be released.
The county sheriff and other Multnomah County officials wrote a letter defending their decision to release  him .
Officials released  Martinez  in accordance with a 1987 Oregon law that prevented law enforcement from keeping people in custody who entered the U.S. illegally but did not break any other laws. Oregon became the nation’s first “sanctuary state” after the law passed.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions used  Martinez ’s case as an example of how some local jurisdictions do not comply with federal immigration agents when  he  visited Oregon in September  urging local jurisdictions there to change their policies.
A judge sentenced [TGT]  31  to 35 years behind bars Friday after Martinez pleaded guilty to sodomy  sexual assault  kidnapping  and other charges for attacking two women on separate occasions  the Associated Press reports.
ICE wanted the local authorities to notify them when  Martinez  was set to be released.
The county sheriff and other Multnomah County officials wrote a letter defending their decision to release  him .
Officials released  Martinez  in accordance with a 1987 Oregon law that prevented law enforcement from keeping people in custody who entered the U.S. illegally but did not break any other laws. Oregon became the nation’s first “sanctuary state” after the law passed.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions used  Martinez ’s case as an example of how some local jurisdictions do not comply with federal immigration agents when  he  visited Oregon in September  urging local jurisdictions there to change their policies.