The incident raises the question of how did he ever get a valid driver’s license if he’s here illegally?
Silvestre Sierro Garcia, 39, was charged on Aug. 14 by Cobb police with DUI, two counts of DUI child endangerment, two counts of seatbelt violation, improper stopping on roadway, and driving with an expired license, all misdemeanors.
Currently, Garcia is being held on a $5,000 bond in the Cobb County jail. But a hold on his release has been placed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
According to police, Garcia was driving a 1993 Buick Regal at around 12:06 a.m. on Franklin Road in Marietta, when he attempted to avoid a traffic checkpoint near Franklin Court. As officers questioned why he tried to back the car up, they said they smelled a “strong odor” of alcohol on him.
A breath analyzer test and a field sobriety test were then conducted by police.
“The accused did have bloodshot and glassy eyes,” an arrest warrant stated. “He showed positive on the field Alco and six out of six clues on (horizontal gaze nystagmus).”
Toward the end of the police investigation, Garcia reportedly began shaking violently and an ambulance was called to the scene. Blood and urine samples were drawn. Eventually, someone came to pick up his wife and the children who were passengers in the car, according to police.
The two children, ages 4 and 2, had been found by police to be unrestrained in the car’s backseat. It was not certain whether they were Garcia’s children.
Presently, just three states allow illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses: Washington, Utah and New Mexico. In the past 10 years, a dozen states have repealed laws that allowed people to obtain driver’s licenses without proof of immigration status.
In Georgia, an applicant for a state license or ID card is required to prove lawful presence if he or she is not a U.S. citizen, according to the Georgia Department of Driver Services.
“There are many including students, spouses of those that are transferred to work in the state, and those that may be here on a passport or other immigration and naturalization documents,” said Susan Sports, spokeswoman for the state Department of Driver Services.
“In those cases, the license expiration date is tied to their documentation and (they) are not allowed to keep a valid license or ID card if their documentation is not valid.”
Police reported that Garcia’s license expired on Dec. 31, 2010.
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Would you kindly provide a list of the laws you choose to obey? And why do you feel the need to bring religion into the discussion? These people are here illegally - period. And we have immigration laws in place - period.
So, instead of pulling the Christian faith and compassion crap, provide a rational argument why immigration law - as it currently is - does not apply.
If you smoke pot or do illegal drugs - you are part of the problem.
If you don't pay taxes, you are part of the problem.
If everyone would stop being part of the problem, the problem would go away!
Secure the borders.
Deport all ILLEGALS.
Illegals take top priority in many things in Georgia. The whole constuction industry is now mostly illegal owned & run companoies & illegal workers! Public schools cater to children of illegals & anchor babies.
The rich NEED the cheap labor! It's more for their portfolio!! They've got trust funds they need to fund!
Drive through any & ALL upper class neighborhoods around Atlanta (Alpharetta,Johns Creek, Sandy Spings, Dunwoody, East Cobb, Buckhead,etc.),- & almost every house has their very own 'illegal',..house cleaning, landscaping, building stone walls & room additions!
Then those very illegals go home to their poor neighborhoods in Smyrna, Marietta & South Cobb,... & nothing ever changes!
They've got to getto work somehow,... mostly by van!
The truth no longer exists in this country.