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2010-05-19 12:37:34 UTC
Thirteen-year-old Laura Ayala went missing in March 2002, taken
just a few feet from in her home in Houston. At this writing, there is
no child and no body, although blood identified as being hers was
identified in 2002 in the car of men believed to be connected with her
abduction. Because of some evidence that she had been taken to Mexico,
part of the search has been there. One complication was Houston's
policy of "sanctuary" which disallows police from investigating a
person's citizenship status. Illegal alien Walter Alexander Sorto was
in police hands for traffic tickets but could not be deported because
of the sanctuary policy: he is believed to be connected in Laura
Ayala's disappearance which occurred several months after the ticket
problem. Houston police office John Nickell testified before Congress
(2/27/02) about how sanctuary laws inhibit the effectiveness of beat
cops to deal with criminals and prevent crime.
just a few feet from in her home in Houston. At this writing, there is
no child and no body, although blood identified as being hers was
identified in 2002 in the car of men believed to be connected with her
abduction. Because of some evidence that she had been taken to Mexico,
part of the search has been there. One complication was Houston's
policy of "sanctuary" which disallows police from investigating a
person's citizenship status. Illegal alien Walter Alexander Sorto was
in police hands for traffic tickets but could not be deported because
of the sanctuary policy: he is believed to be connected in Laura
Ayala's disappearance which occurred several months after the ticket
problem. Houston police office John Nickell testified before Congress
(2/27/02) about how sanctuary laws inhibit the effectiveness of beat
cops to deal with criminals and prevent crime.