Occupational/field of activity group: occ Criminal defense lawyers lcdgt
Nationality/regional group: nat Virginians lcdgt
Summary
"For six months, Army Captain Pinsker was deployed to the Mexican-American border as a member of a unique mission. He and a handful of others were assigned to the Department of Justice as Special Prosecutors to handle the increasing number of immigration cases resulting from President Trump's "zero tolerance" policy. He shares what took place on his watch."-- Publisher's description
Note
Includes index.
Contents
A clear and present danger -- How an army lawyer became a federal special prosecutor -- Welcome to Laredo's U.S. Attorney's Office -- Mass guilty pleas -- How organized crime controls the border -- Safe houses -- Arriving at the internal checkpoint -- Detention facilities -- In search of the grail: jobs, jobs, jobs -- The DACA dilemma -- Family separation -- Asylum seekers, refugees, and caravans -- They come from unexpected places -- Criminal inflow: the "bad hombres" -- Drugs, firearms, and diseases -- Supporting the border patrol -- Public defenders and the U.S. Justice Department -- America's future is in our hands -- Alien Incarceration Reports: June 6, 2018 and April 16, 2019 -- ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Report -- Letter of commendation from General Pede for Captain Pinsker's outstanding performance -- Text of plaque awarded to Captain Pinsker for his service on the border.
