THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - ‘Activist Judge’ Frees Cuban Hijacker Despite Deportation Order.
A Florida judge's ruling to release a convicted Cuban hijacker after his prison term has drawn sharp criticism from DHS, citing risks to public safety and immigration enforcement efforts.
A Florida judge’s ruling to release a convicted Cuban hijacker after his prison term has drawn sharp criticism from DHS, citing risks to public safety and immigration enforcement efforts. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A federal judge in Florida ordered the release of Maikel Guerra Morales, a Cuban national convicted of hijacking a commuter aircraft in 2003, after he completed a 22-year federal prison sentence. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS ) criticized the decision, stating it forced Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ) to release a dangerous foreign criminal into an American community. DETAIL: U.S. District Judge John E. Steele, appointed by former President Bill Clinton , ruled on July 8 that Morales could not…Open