FORT SMITH, Arkansas (AP) – The top federal prosecutor in western Arkansas says
he doesn’t want to go after immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally but don’t
have a criminal record.
U.S. Attorney Duane “Dak” Kees told the Southwest Times Record says he tries
to target immigrants with criminal backgrounds, but not someone who “is raising
a family and has a good job” when “his or her only crime is being here.”
Attorney General Jeff Sessions directed all U.S. attorneys to ramp up
prosecutions of illegal entry, document fraud, and aggravated identity theft.
Those are charges often brought against people working or living in the U.S.
without permission.
Kees says by arresting someone who hasn’t committed a crime beyond being in
the U.S. illegally, “I don’t think I’ve done much good to that community.”
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