The Georgia police officer whose site visitors arrest of a 19-year-old undocumented faculty pupil led to her detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has resigned from the division, a spokesperson for the town of Dalton confirmed to CBS Information on Saturday.
Metropolis of Dalton spokesperson Bruce Frazier wrote in an electronic mail that the Dalton Police Division had “no statement” on the officer’s “resignation,” and added that “I also don’t have info on his reason for resigning.” Frazier’s assertion didn’t title the officer.
The resignation comes after Dalton police mentioned the officer had mistakenly pulled over Ximena Arias Cristobal on Might 5. He cited Arias-Cristobal for making an improper flip and driving and not using a license earlier than reserving her into the Whitfield County Jail in Dalton, the place she was picked up by ICE officers.
After officers reviewed dashboard digital camera footage of the site visitors cease, they discovered the car that really made the improper flip was just like the truck Arias Cristobal was driving, and on Might 12, dismissed site visitors fees towards her.
“You ever been to jail?,” the officer can heard asking Arias Cristobal within the dashcam footage.
“No, sir,” she responded.
“Well, you’re going,” the officer mentioned.
“I cannot go to jail. I have my finals next week. My family depends on this,” Arias Cristobal mentioned.
Dalton Police Division
Arias Cristobal, who got here to the U.S. from Mexico when she was 4, had been in ICE custody since early Might after the company took custody of her from the Dalton county jail and transferred her to an ICE detention facility in Lumpkin.
ICE launched her from detention on Might 22 when an immigration choose granted her bond.
Her father — who was detained by ICE in April, additionally after a site visitors cease — was being held in Lumpkin as effectively, however he was granted bond and launched final week.
Each will proceed to face deportation to Mexico, the Division of Homeland Safety beforehand mentioned. ICE began a deportation case towards Arias Cristobal in immigration courtroom.
DHS mentioned Arias Cristobal and her father ought to face “consequences” for being within the U.S. illegally.
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