Yakima police won't arrest illegal immigrants (KREM.com Spokane)

26 February 2010, 11:16 am

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Yakima Police Chief San Granato says his officers will not participate in a federal program that grants local police authority to arrest immigration violators. Granato says it would discourage some people from calling police for help, if they feared they could be deported. The Yakima Herald-Republic reports Granato made his comments this week in a conference call organized ...... Read More »

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