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From the New Hampshire Union Leader:

More illegal immigrants charged with trespassing

HUDSON — Following the lead of the New Ipswich police chief, Hudson police charged two men with criminal trespassing because they are in the United States illegally.

These are the first two illegal immigrants Hudson police have ever charged with criminal trespassing, police Chief Richard E. Gendron said yesterday. "I suspect it will not be the last."

I suspect (and hope) the Chief is right.

The New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union's executive director, Claire Ebel, is looking for the courts to rule that charging illegal immigrants with criminal trespassing is a misapplication of the law.

"The Mexican Consulate was very concerned that if (Ramirez's initial guilty) pleas were allowed to stand, it would set a precedent and other jurisdictions would follow suit. And, apparently, their concerns were well-founded," Ebel said, referring to the Hudson charges.

Oh, no, Claire, that would be just terrible. I mean, imagine that - the law enforcement community becoming so emboldened as to enforce the law in their community.

The horror!