some illegal immigrants leaving the United States are being arrested

[The Straight Story]

Detained At Departure

TUCSON – Just feet from the Mexican border, some illegal immigrants leaving the United States are being arrested and prosecuted for being in the country illegally in the first place.

The outbound teams have been in place for years. A group of Customs and Border Protection agents, four or five in dark blue uniforms, standing at the lanes heading south for Mexico. They look for weapons and cash heading in to that country. In February, the agents working the ports in Arizona seized more than one million dollars headed south.

But along with the cash and guns, those same agents are also finding illegal immigrants headed south.

“They’re trying to leave, they’re approaching the gate and then they’re intercepted by CBP officers who stop them and ask to see their entry documents,” says Richard Raynor, a federal public defender in Tucson.

http://www.fronterasdesk.org/2011/03/detained-at-departure/

[DCKit]

1. It's all about the $$$$ they're taking home. Legalized theft. nt

[Lasher]

2. That's just not true.

If you're carrying more than $10,000 USD when entering or leaving the USA, you must complete Customs Form 4790 and submit it to the Customs Post at the point of Entry or Departure. And you must be prepared to prove that the money is legitimately yours.

If you attempt to cross a US border with more than 10,000 undeclared US dollars, you are subject to the the consequences.

[WatsonT]

3. Legalized theft by whom?