Immigration Arrest and Legal Status Discussion

You have papers in the United States?

I have my ID, driving license.

OK, OK, but you have any type of paperwork

identifying yourself in the United States?

That's what I have. Right.

So, de donde eres, senor?

I'm from Guatemala. You're from Guatemala.

Tiene papelas en Estados Unidos, si o no?

Yes, that's what I have.

What type of papelas, senor?

I have my driving license and my ID.

Si, si o liga.

That's what I have.

Vamos, vamos, let's go.

Step up, no, no, step up. Come on.

No, senor, vamos.

Vamos, vamos, step up.

No, vamos. No, vamos, senor.

Get up. Vamos, senor. Si o liga, si.

Now they have this man under arrest.

How long have you been in the United States?

Por cuanto tiempo llevas aquí en los Estados Unidos?

Eh, about... Hello?

I've got one arrest.

You're following the van?

I ride it to, uh, when I speak.

¿Qué está pensando en este momento?

Um... My glasses.

About my glasses.

That's what worries you most?

Yes. Because I wear contact glasses.

Are you worried about being deported now?

I ride to Maine Silence.

You do have the right to Maine Silence.

You're here illegally right now, right?

I have a driver's license.

No, the ID.

The driver's license doesn't give you any status

here in the United States.

So he did have a driver's license,

however that does not give you legal status

here inside the United States.

So why did you detain him and

why did you make the arrest on him?

Because you were asking for his papers.

He said, I had my ID, driver's license.

What does that mean?

So he became targeted.

We was doing research in regards to our databases,

targeted information.

So we ran across Abraham.

He was driving a vehicle.

So we did our checks.

In regards to our checks,

we found out that he was illegal in the country.

We ran our databases.

He had certain benefits going on.

But that didn't preclude him from removal.

Even if you do have a driver's license,

that does not make you illegal here?

No, not at all.

So my approach, I approached the driver's door.

I wanted to see if he was going to admit

to him being illegally here in the country.

So I asked him if he had any type of paperwork

in the country.

He provided me a state license.

And that state license does not allow

him to have legal status inside the United States.