Dalton, Ga. – – Against a 19-year-old student who was arrested in Dalton in Dalton during a traffic stop, was arrested at the beginning of this month-a case that was attributed to national attention and was outraged by supporters of immigration and members of the community.
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What we know:
The city of Dalton confirmed on Monday that all charges were released against 19-year-old Ximena Arias-Cristobal after a review of the police DASH cam videos was not the driver who had committed the violation of traffic who led to its arrest on May 5. However, Dalton's police now say that it has been incorrectly identified. “Miss Arias-Cristobal's vehicle was very similar in the perpetrator's vehicle,” said Chris Cross, deputy head of the Dalton.
Ximena Arias-Cristobal, a 19-year-old who was illegally brought to the United States as a child, is in ice custody after she was illegally held on a red turn in Georgia. (With the kind permission of Gofundme)
According to the city, a video from the incident showed that a black pickup at the intersection of the Walnut Avenue and the Thornton Avenue made an illegal right -hand bend where the right turn is prohibited.
Arias-Cristobal, a student at Dalton State College, drove a dark gray pickup that happened to be part of a series of cars when the official tried to pursue the actual insulting vehicle.
When the officer caught her in near the Crawford Street, he stopped her vehicle and got in touch. The audio of the initial interaction was not recorded. “It is a situation in which the wrong vehicle was stopped, and it is a very unfortunate thing that this led there,” said Chief Crosssen.
Full: Ximena Arias-Cristobal Police traffic stop
Dalton's police department published this video in which the traffic stops with Ximena Arias-Cristobal were involved, which was accused of reducing improper twist and driving without a valid driver's license.
The Dalton's police authority, the public prosecutor and the city officials checked the video and found that the Arias-Cristobal vehicle was not the one who committed the traffic violation. She was freed from both the improper turn and the license fees, and the prosecutor informed her legal representatives about the decision to submit the case.
Full: Ximena Arias-Christobal Police arrest
Dalton's police department published this video in which the traffic stops with Ximena Arias-Cristobal were involved, which was accused of reducing improper twist and driving without a valid driver's license.
Through the arrest, the federal authorities learned that Arias-Cristobal is illegal in the United States. It is now held in an ice discovering device and is written off. “The problem with the policy of this government in immigration is that it does not distinguish between hardened criminals and innocent people who are involved in the mix,” said lawyer Dustin Baxter, who represents Arias-Cristobal.
Her family says she was born in Mexico and came to the United States at the age of 4 and lived most of her life in Georgia. Now your future is unknown here. “It leaves more light about how devastating this case is, someone who lives in the community does everything to live her dream. Everything is put on due to a police officer, so it is very devastating,” said Baxter.
The background story:
After their arrest, the authorities found that they were not documented and handed them over to the US immigration and customs authority (ICE). She was transferred to the Stewart Detention Center in the southwest of Georgia.
According to officials from the Ministry of Homeland Protection (DHS), Arias-Cristobal admitted that it is without legal status in the USA and that there is no application for US citizenship and immigration services. Although she has an international driver's license, her mother had taken him over before stopping, and the civil servant did not accept him as valid.
What you say:
Pendants of Arias-Cristobal, including neighbors, friends and their former employer, have gathered for their release since the student's arrest. A Gofundme campaign that started to collect money for your bond and legal costs has received broad support. The fundraising campaign was founded by Hannah Jones, a local mother who says that Arias-Cristobal has had her children for years.
“She has babysate for my children for years. We love her. Ximena is my close girlfriend and my favorite babysitting of my children,” wrote Jones.
Arias-Cristobal's younger sister Aurora described the effects on her family in tears. “Sometimes I am sad and I cry because I can't believe that my sister is in prison. And then I'm angry, because how could someone take that to a 19-year-old student?”
Her mother said through Aurora's translation that she was destroyed by her daughter's detention and feared what will happen next.
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We hear from the family of a student in North Georgia, who is in ice custody. The 19-year-old, who was born the state of Dalton Dalton, born in Mexico and came here illegally at the age of four. Immigration officers took them into custody after a traffic stop. It is now facing deportation. Your family and members of your community are calling for your release.
Dozens of demonstrators gathered last Friday in front of the Plaza Fiesta in Dekalb County and demanded the release of Arias-Cristobal and her father.
The other side:
The father of Arias-Cristobal, Jose Francisco Arias-Tovar, was recently arrested in a non-related traffic incident due to accelerating and driving without a driver's license. It is recorded in the same ice device. DHS officials say that both have admitted to being illegal in the country and have no pending immigration cases.
“The family will be able to return to Mexico together,” said a DHS spokesman before. “Mr. Tovar had enough opportunity to look for a legal path to citizenship. He decided to do so. We do not ignore the rule of law.”
The agency also pointed out alternatives and found that migrants who deal with the CBP-One app may be able to return legally in the future.
What's next:
Despite the dismissal of all criminal charges, Arias-Cristobal remains in ice custody. The federal immigration procedure is separated separately by local criminal matters, and it remains unclear whether their release is considered or accelerated in view of the fallen charges.
The supporters of immigration lawyers say that the case ends the real consequences of a minor police to transform themselves into life -changing events for undocumented immigrants who were brought to the USA as children.
Arias-Cristobal does not qualify for Daca and has no legal way to stay in the country in the current Immigration Act.
The student's lawyer, Dustin Baxter, published the following explanation after receiving the news that the city of Dalton dropped charges against his client:
“After more than a week in the police and in the custody, it turns out that everything is based on a police mistake. The tragedy of our system is that there is no remedy against Ximena, since ice cream does not take care of fairness or justice. We will fight for your release and then try to restore a sense of normality in your life.”
According to Baxter, Arias-Cristobal has a hearing on May 20 and they are working on releasing them to an immigration bond.
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