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BIRD, MARELLA; BOXER, WOLPERT & MATZ
MEMORANDUM
To:
From:
Vincent J. Marella
Ronald J. Nessim
Date: August 14, 1992
PRIVILEGED; CONFIDENTIAL
ATTORNBY-CLIDIT PRIVILEGE;
WORK PRODUCT
Re: Interview of Edvard J. Flynn and Jan Gustafson,
CARBCEN Legal Staff - Wednesday, August 12, 1992
File No. 900.75
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On August 12, 1992, at 3:00 p.m., I interviewed Edward
J. Flynn, legal director, and Jan Gustafson, member of the legal
staff, of the Central American Refugee Center ("CARECEN"). The
interview was held at CARECEN's offices on 668 So. Bonnie Brae
Street, Los Angeles, near MacArthur Park.
A. LAPD Special Order No. 40 In General
Mr. Flynn gave me a copy of the LAPD's Special Order
No. 40, dated November 27, 1979, a copy of which is attached as
Exhibit "A" hereto. CARECEN and other similar groups charge that
the LAPD violated the Order during the civil disturbances (and at
other times) when they turned undocumented aliens, who had not
been booked for "multiple misdemeanor offenses, a high grade
misdemeanor or a felony offense," as required by the Order, over
to the INS.
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As indicated in the policy section of Special Order No.
40, they believed that the policy behind the Order was to
encourage the undocumented alien community, who are often victims
of crimes, to report the same to the LAPD and otherwise interface
with the LAPD without fear of deportation. If they have such a
fear, crimes will go unreported.
I indicated that I could see how that policy
justification applied to situations were undocumented aliens were
victims of crimes or reported crimes to the LAPD. I asked them
if there were policy reasons why the Order should apply in cases
where a person did not initiate a contact with the LAPD, but
rather was stopped by the LAPD for a valid reason, e.g. for
speeding and determined to be an undocumented alien. Off the top
of their heads, they gave several policy justifications for
applying the Order to these circumstances. First, LAPD inquiry
into this area could lead to discriminatory stops and other
discriminatory practices. Second, such a policy would further
damage the already tenuous trust between the alien community and
the LAPD. Finally, the alien community has had enough trouble
understanding Special Order No. 40 as it is and could never draw
distinctions between the LAPD not turning them over when they
were victims as opposed to other situations and would thus not
call the LAPD when they were victims or to report crimes.
Mr. Flynn indicated that it was his belief that the
Order was solely a matter of internal LAPD policy and did not
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give individuals a private cause of action or a cause for a
complaint if it was violated.
While they were not familiar with the details of the
same, they indicated that there has been considerable City
Council debate concerning Special Order No. 40. In particular,
questions have been raised as to whether it has been properly
communicated to officers in the field, whether certain of its
provisions are unclear and need clarification, and what
constitutes a "high grade misdemeanor." He believes that the
City Council has debated whether the Order should be embodied in
a city ordinance or some other Council declaration.
Chief Gates consistently resisted efforts by the City
Council to clarify Special Order No. 40 and embody it into an
ordinance. Madilyn Janis, Esq., the executive director of
CARECEN, has been involved in these efforts. Mike Woo and
Richard La Torre are Council members involved and knowledgeable
in these issues. In late 1990, the City Council held hearings.
Madilyn Janis testified and Chief Gates responded in
approximately 1991.
They indicated that the INS does not like Special Order
No. 40. There was a 1983 California Attorney General Opinion
which stated that local law enforcement agencies like the LAPD
have no affirmative obligation to report undocumented aliens to
federal agents. They indicated that there was now a request to
the California Attorney General for him to reconsider the
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opinion. The INS may have been behind this request to reconsider
the opinion.
Other cities, including San Francisco, Chicago and
Houston, have policies similar to Special Order No. 40. In fact,
many of these other cities' policies place more stringent
restrictions on local law enforcement's turning over undocumented
aliens to the INS.
B. Before the Civil Disturbance
They indicated that there was a lot of ignorance of
Special Order No. 40 both within the police department and the
community as a whole. They believe that the policy was followed
in the pre-civil disturbance period on a hit-or-miss basis. For
a number of reasons, including the fact that the policy has not
always been followed, the undocumented alien community has been
very reticent about calling the LAPD if they are victims of a
crime. Indeed, based on a number of instances where victims of a
crime were turned over to the INS and deported, CARECEN was not
comfortable in recommending to their clients that they call the
police when crimes occurred.
They noted that CARECEN is party to a pending lawsuit
against the LAPD, which was filed prior to the civil
disturbances, charging that it routinely violated California
Penal Code Section 836 which prohibits police officers from
arresting persons unless the violation was committed in their
presence. (According to Flynn, since Special Order No. 40 was
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only an internal LAPD policy, they could not rely on it in the
lawsuit.) Michael Ortiz, who is with Legal Aid, is the lead
counsel in the lawsuit. His phone number is (213) 487-6551.
They believed that Special Order No. 40 was often
undercut in the pre-civil disturbance period by statements by
numerous officials, including Chief Gates, to the effect that
illegal aliens presented a huge crime problem. They gave an
example where an LAPD officer was shot by a person from El
Salvador. According to them, Chief Gates made statements
directed against the entire El Salvadorian community to the
effect that they should all be sent back and that we needed to
better enforce our borders to reduce crime.
c. During the civil Disturbance
Mr. Flynn and Ms. Gustafson indicated that it was
unclear whether Special Order No. 40 was suspended during the
riots. They indicated that some have claimed that it was
suspended, but there has been no confirmation of the same. They
did not know whether a suspension, assuming it occurred, would be
part of the public record. As indicated in the Special Order
itself, it is part of the LAPD's Department Manual. They did not
know if the Manual was a public document.
There is no question that the LAPD arrested large
numbers of people and turned many of them over to the INS during
the civil disturbances. Many of these people were deported.
However, according to Mr. Flynn and Ms. Gustafson, many of these
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people were never charged with crimes. They noted that even
apart from the question of whether violation of the curfew was a
"high grade misdemeanor," many of these people were arrested in
the day and were clearly not curfew violators.
There was considerable confusion within the Spanish
community regarding the curfew. Many undocumented aliens work at
night or at odd hours and were expected to go to work during the
civil disturbance period. Many of them had to wait for buses on
street corners. Many thought that they could travel if they had
a valid reason. The curfew was also not as well explained within
the Spanish press as it was in the English press.
CARECEN provided me, as they have provided others, with
information regarding persons whom they believe were detained by
LAPD during the disturbances without cause or for minor crimes
and were then improperly turned over to the INS. See Exhibit "B"
hereto. They indicated that most of these people have been
deported and are thus no longer available for interview. I asked
them whether they could provide more detail on these persons,
including their last name and whatever specifics they had as to
the time and place of their arrest. I suggested that since there
are no pending cases concerning such persons, the LAPD might be
willing, assuming the same exist, to turn over the arrest records
for such persons. A review of the arrest records could at least
provide the LAPD justification for the arrest and might shed
light on whether Special Order No. 40 was followed or violated.
They indicated that they believed that they could provide such a
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list but wanted to consider attorney/client privilege and privacy
issues further. They will get back to me.
They indicated that CARECEN has more of a beef with the
LAPD than the INS concerning its conduct during the civil
disturbances. While they have their policy differences with the
INS, they realize that they are just following their charter.
They believe that the LAPD violated the letter and spirit of
Special Order No. 40 in calling the INS into the City in force
and having them conduct searches, patrol the area, etc.
In their opinion, the U.S. Border Patrol participation
in the law enforcement efforts during the civil disturbances
created real terror within the alien community. The presence of
the "men in green" caused panic within the Pico-Union area where
CARECEN has its offices.
They were not aware of whether the Sheriff's Department
had a policy similar to Special Order No. 40. They suggested
that we talk to the Sheriff's Department to determine whether
they followed their usual procedures concerning turning people
being released from County Jail over to the INS.
They indicated that I should obtain and read a copy of
the ACLU report, dated June 23, 1992, concerning LA during the
civil disturbances.
I asked them if they had any evidence of INS sweeps of
Hispanic neighborhoods. They indicated that Deputy Chief Parks
is reported to have made a statement about an INS sweep of
MacArthur Park. They had received other calls and rumours
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concerning INS sweeps, but were unable to obtain solid evidence
of the same.
D. Pollowup
I have identified the following questions or further
investigation concerning Special Order No. 40:
1. Is the Department Manual a public record? If so,
I should obtain all provisions concerning this issue.
2. How was the Special Order communicated to the
police officers in the street? Was there any training concerning
it?
3. Have there been any violations of the Special
Order? If so, how were they handled internally? How do they
handle complaints?
4. Exactly what are multiple misdemeanor offenses and
high grade misdemeanors as th terms are used in the Order? What
was a curfew violation?
5. I should interview a representative of the
Headquarter Section Desk Officer, Detective Headquarters
Division, who appears to be the point position, with respect to
the Special Order. I should look at their DHD Undocumented Alien
Log and the LAPD teletypes to the INS re the arrest of
individuals. See Section III of the Procedure section of the
Order.
6. Was the Order suspended during the civil
disturbances? If so, why and by whom? What is the proper
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procedure for suspending the Special Order? Were those
procedures followed?
7. To the extent that the Special Order was not
suspended or rescinded during the civil disturbances, were the
procedures set forth in the Order followed? If such procedures
were not followed, were the exigencies of the civil disturbance
such that made such a course of action reasonable?
8. What have the City Council debates been on this
subject and what have they considered? Should Special Order No.
40 be changed or made something more than an internal police
department order? Perhaps I should talk to Councilmen Woo and
La Torre.
9. I should obtain a copy of the 1983 California
Attorney General Opinion and try to determine what is now
happening in this area.
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EXHIBIT A
OFFICli OP ·THE CHIIP OP POLICE
SPECIAL ORDER NO • .a
NOVIMB!A 27, 1171
SUBJECT: UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS
PURPOSE: The LOI Ai,;1111 communitV his btc:mt 1ignificar.tty mort dive,_ durl~ .
ih• Pl•: 11Vtr11 years whn tubtantial numtwrs of people 1rcm cUfftrtnt ethnic
and sociolo;icat back;roundl mJ91:1tJng te lhil Ciiv. Many alier-.s, whether fr~m Llt!n American
African, Asian or e~rooun countries. art legal rai01nu. Othet1 art undocumer.ttd .,c: .,.. raicin;
in tn1 ~tV without 1e;ar llnCtfon.
Cn Marc~ 20. 1979. the Board of Police C~.miaioners aoootld I polic-1 r.attment concaming
undcc:.,mentec aliens. This order lncorpcrallS tne ;:cric-, Into The Oeeartment Manuai and ameta
,.Ja~ed Manual ~roviaions.
POLICY: Tha ~runent ii aanaii.'ve u: tr• prfndple that lffac:h,t law enfon=emtnt
· depends on a high de;rtt of coos:1r1dcn t:~ tN Ceoert:nent ar.d ina
public it •"41. Th• Oe~nment 1110 ~ina ihat :tae Connliuilon of rhl unhad Sta* gu1nn1H1
equar p,oiec:tion io au ~ within iu jurfsdlction. In view of 1'1011 prlncf:ill. It ii ihl ;»c,1~,
of the Los Angeles Police C)epanment that unctoc:t.:menttd alien ,ian,s in hlllf II not a mane, 1or
~once action. It is. therefore. incumbent upon au emplc)yea of this Oepanmeni to maict a pertenaJ
corr.miunent to ec;uef enforcement of the law and •rvica m tne public. ,.,-alta of alien r.an,s.
7he Ce::,arunent 1cknowt1dQes ihe existence of IOdaJ issues. imtelving problems of health, -.'flra.
ld1JC1tion. housin; and emorovmant which .,.. rtfaud to the lllimilation of 11,;e numbet1 of pet1Cns
with varied cutturaJ neritlQII. Further.• the 0e0lt"tffllr.t identifies and dlstin;ufshe! ~lice prct:Jemt
from soclai ;,rcbltfr.s. it will continue to cocperr:1 wilh 'ChcA pa.rsons and agenci• ru:onsrc11 for
raclving these social iau& . .
In fulfilling ill obfigatlons. the Oepartment will provide counaous and ,woflaioalll • ca • eny
person in Los Angeles. while taking posfM enforcament action against all ind~uail' who c:onunlt
c.-iminal offenses. whether they are citizens. permanent legal rasidenu or undocumented 11ienl. In
addition. the O1~1nment will providt special assirranca U\ penons. ft'OUCI, communiti• and
businesses who. by the natur9 of the crimes bei"f committed up0n mam, t'IQulrt incfrvidualind
servica. Sina undocumented aliens. beCIUII of the,r status, arw onan more vulnerabl1 ta victimin
tlon. crime pra..ntion IDimnca will be offered ta mist them in •te,uardlr.g :heir ::roper:y v.c
:o lessen their potenijaf to t:e c:imt victims. To ..-.sutt :hit tt-.na :,nr.cipl• car: t:1 •ffc:iw. u,e
Ce~anrr.ant wi!I r.,cge.:rage :~e willi~ =opwa:icn cf 111 =ersor.s ir. :rograms cai;nee tc r:hlncl
communitv;,oiice :;operation. Police •l"lica will ~ reacilv av.ifai:11 :o Ill ~. ir.c!udJng tr.a
unccc-.amer.tld 1;itn. t0 ensure a 11ft and tranQ:.:il fflvircnment. Par-jc~a:ion and ir.~t-Jlrr.tnt of
tht uncocumented alien communiw In police ac-.ivi:i• will inc:tUM tf\e Dtpar-.man.·1 at:ili~ to
protec: and ro serw the t."ltlra community.
PROCEDURE:
I. ENFORCEMENT OF UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION LAWS. Officars _,..ail r.ct
initiate oolica action with the ObjtctM of ciilc:Mring the alien IUlUI of I perscn.
Officers shall not arrat nor beoic perscns for violation of Tidt B. Section 1325 of ,.zr.e
Uniltd StatlS lnvnlgration Codi (Illegal e.-.uv).
11. ALIEN ARREST INFORMATION-NOTIFICATION. When an undoe.lmented aitmi
Is booked for multiple misdlmelnor offens•. • high atlda mildlrnanof' or • fttonv
offense, or hu been ~loualv 1rr•ttd for • similar offenae, 1hl arrasdng officer ~n~ ·. ·
• Telephonlcally not!fy tN HudQ1,,8rt8"1 Seaion 0..lc Officer. 0twe9.ive Hud~
Quarters Dlviaion. of lh• .arr•t. the arrest•·• name. bookiftg number. chlr;t . . ~
location bOOted. · ·
• Mark the lrrat face sheet ··unctccumer.ted Alien. -
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SPECIAL OADl!A NO. 40
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Ill. DETICTIVI HEADQUAftTIRS ·01v1s10N, HEADQUARTERS SECTION-AESPON•
Sl81LIT1ES. The Hadquaners Sidon 0-k Officer. OeteetM Hledquanars Division.
u~on notification thn an undocumern•d alien ha been an11tld for muliiple mil
deme1ncr off111111. 1 high grldl mlldemanor or • felony off1n11, or ha been arrested
for the •me offlnse I IICOl1d time, ltiall: · • ·
• Rec:rd lhi Information provided in 1hl DHD Undocumen11d Alien Log.
• Notifv Iha Unltld Siatm Immigration and Natutallutlon Ser.ic:a via blltty~ of
ma 1tr11t of ihe incfnridual. .
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• ForNIR1 daily all Arrln RIPOMI marked "Undocumenlld Allen" io ihl Unfuc
Srates lmmigrnion and Naturaliudon SltVlca.
IV. AREA/DIVISION RECORDS UNIT-IIESPONSIBILl1Y. Arta/divlllon t'ICordl derb
shan forward one copy of ach Arrelt Report marked ,.Undoc:.,menied Alien" to Ot?K•
we ~quaners Division. •
AMENDMENTS:
This order Idell SeaJon 1/390.: emends Sections 41284.50, 4n&1.53, and 515.2-ae: and
cetet11 Sections 4/284.57 and 4/264.80 from The Depanment Manual.
AUDIT RESPONSIBILITY:
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O.~Jw HadQueners Dlvllion lhlll · monhor compliance with procedural pardons of
1his diractive. in accordance with 1he provisions ot 0.peruneni Manual Section OI080.X>.
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DARYL F. GATES
CHIEF OF POLICE
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EXHIBIT B
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TABLE OF PERSONS DETAINED av LAPO DURING DISTURBANCES WITHOUT CAUSE
OR FOR MINOR CRIME AND TURNED OVER TO INS'
Prepared by CENTRAL AMERICAN REFUGEE CENTER
NAME NATIONALITY DATE DETAINED CHARGES LOCATION REMARKS
DETAINED BY FILED
1. Lucia A. Guatemalan 5/4/n LA.P.D. none INS/TIO' Tll"l'lld tNf# to INS. 4 moclltll
preg,.,.._ Detand with no rnodY9.
Verbal DJII by pollce.
2. Alex 0. Salvadoran 5/5/92 LA.P.D. none INS/TIO Tll"l'lld tMt to INS. Endre buldlng
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wrched blcauN d Mapeded
looters. 17 YIII' old boy taken INl8Y
although no stolen good• In
apartmert.
3. Salvador M. Salvadoran 5/2/92 LA.P.D. none INS/TIO Tll"l'lld fNfK to INS. Detained on
/1 I I I t
ltrelt aft• buying dorda. Police
caled him • 1ucktng asahole •• tdd
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hkn he'd 100n go to his country ,or
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frN,• JQled hll hair, pulhed him,
and handctMed him tlghlly.
4. Leslle ~. · . ... Honduran . 5/8/n LA.P.D . none INS Tll"l'lld a« to the INS. e monthl
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pragnart. Police treated her I I
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roughly.
' The Central American ,-,.. C-- (CAAECEN) Mi oonductld a total of ee lntll .wwa wtttl d .... n ... wJ/o, their ~ rnembeta ai,a ~ 2. 1112. Of.._, we 1-.
bNfl able to doournlnl 22 ewe of 1mp1ope, Md/01 llegll ooope,at1on between._ I.APO and._ INS. or"" ballnoe,. ,a peop11..,..,,... by olllt' .,..._ &modY ._
SMrltf'• Dlpnnent) and In 31 oalN we_. not able to obtalfl IUfflolMt lnfonndon. Ful names of al~ will be made avaHable at a latlr dale upon dlent COMent.
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Tl> II Tllffllnal llland 01_,llon C.- locatld In Sin P9dr'o 1 Clllamla. M penone hted • NS/TIO wef9 In INS ouetody M of the week of May 11, 1112. Some may 1-.
been depend.
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5. Ana R. Salvadoran 5/1/m LA.P.D. none Releued Tl.med CMJt to INS. Hand• tied
from INS td ttghlly wllh plutlc. Police cahd hlr
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under a proetllu and 111d ahe'd 100n git
deportation a frN trtp home. Saw odMn on the
bul being hi by INS.
8. Marta C. Salvadoran 5/1/m LA.P.D. none Alllllld Tumed a,e, to INS. 18 YI " old,
from INS tu 7 monthl pregnart and . Nol
Inter llo:Md to w a doctor In INS
deportation custody far I dayl.
7. Joie L Salvadoran 5/5/m Nldonll none AtltlNd Tumed Olfl to INS. Dltand wllh
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GulUd from INS tu no moltll en Iba wrt home from
.,..,t,J ~ ( t '·
Inter work. -.
l f ,'
deportation
8. Mauricio A. Salvadoran
5/3/m
LA.P.D. cufN INS Tumed CMJI to INS.
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vlolatlon
9. Javier M. Mexican 5/1/rl LA.P.D. none AIINNd Tumed CM/I to INS. W• In a car,
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from INS tu with hla Wide, who WU lffNted .
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In No motive to arrNI him. IO
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deportation lmmldlately uned tNflt to INS.
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1 o. Muro s. Guatemalan 5/1/92 LA.P.D. cufew INS/TIO Tl.mid CMJI to INS. Polltlcal uylwn
I
vlolatlon appllan.
11. Juan M. Honduran 4/30/91. LA.P.D. none INS/TIO Turned fNfK to INS.
12. Eddy V. Guatemalan 5/1/92 LA.P.D. none INS Turned r,,er to INS.
13. Marlo s. Mexican 5/1/91. LA.P.D. none INS/TIO Detained driving mother to work.
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Turned rNer to INS .
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14. Jaime H. Salvadoran 5/2/92 LA.P.D. none INS/TIO Tumed fNlf to INS.
15. Victor C. Mexican 4/30/'n LA.P.D. none INS/TIO Tl.med o,ar to INS.
18. Jorge M. Honduran 4/30/92 LA.P.D. none Deported
Minor (17 YI" old). Turned fNflt to
INS.
17. Guadalupe
Me,dcan
5/2/9'l LA.P.D.
c.
18. WIii M. SIIYldoran 5/1/a LA.P.D.
19. Samuel s. Guatemalan 5/1/92 LA.P.D.
20. euo.s~ ·
.. _ Salvadoran
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5/2/92 LA.P.D.
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21. JoN P. Salvadoran 4/~/ffJ.
LA.P.D. ·
22. lnel F. Mexican 5/2/9'l LA.P.D.
none
none
poalJle
Cllfaw
vlalatlon
poul,le
curfaw
vlalatlon
curfaw
vlolatlon
cufN
vlalatlon
INS/TIO .
INS/TIO
INS/TIO
INS/TIO
county Jal
lricnown
Tl.med o,w to INS.
Timid fNfl to INS.
Timid fNfll to INS.
Timid fNflt to INS. Hu TPS.
WI be- tlfflld tNfll to INS after
NMng NrUnee ~NS hold).
Btllevld to be In INS CUllody.
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DECl,ARATION
I, Martha Campos, do hereby declare the following:
1. I am an 18-year old woman. I am presently seven months pregnant, and am in
detention in the INS detention center at Terminal Island, San Pedro, California.
2. On April 30, 1992, I was arrested and detained by the Los Angeles Police
Department. The circumstances were these: at about 3:00 in the afternoon, I was
standing in a store that was open for busin~ near Grandview street, drinking some
fruit juice. Suddenly several police cars pulled up, and the police began to
interrogate everyone in the vicinity. An officer demanded to know my name, and
if I had any immigration papers and what country I was from. I responded that I
had no papers and I told him what country I am from. I was then taken to a police
station with many other people.
3. After I had spent about 20 minutes at the police station, Immigration arrived in
several vans and took me and many other people away. There were about 10 other
people in my van. They took me to the main Federal Building in the center of Los
Angeles. Later that same day, at the Federal Building, some officials from
Immigration gave me some papers to sign, for my deportation back to El Salvador.
They said that if I did not sign, I could be held in detention for a long time. I went
ahead and signed the papers.
4. For the next eight days, until Friday, May 8, I was detained during most of the days
in the basement of the Federal Building. I was held along with numerous other
women, some of whom were also pregnant, in a cell with no furniture apart from a
bench along the wall. This bench was narrow, and it was impossible for me to sleep
in this cell, except on the floor. Each night at about 1:00 a.m., we were woken up
and put on a bus, and taken to the INS detention center in San Pedro. We were
held there every night until about S:OO_ a.m., when we were taken back to the Federal
Building. At San Pedro, we had to sleep on hard cement benches. I never got a
good night's sleep during this entire time, and it was diffirult to endure this
treatment because of my pregnancy.
S. On May 8, I was brought to San Pedro and have not been taken back to the Federal
Building since. During the entire time that I was being shuttled between the Federal
Building and San Pedro, I was not permitted to shower and bathe. Also during that
time, I was not given a change of undergarments and clothing. Since I have been
at San Pedro, I have been given a change of clothing only once. The meals I have
been given both at the Federal Building and at San Pedro have been very bad and
small. A typical meal has been some dry meat and old bread, and a small orange.
I have been given little milk to drink, and very few fruits and vegetables. I had not
been given vitamins until Wednesday, May 13. I have lost weight and feel very weak.
I believe the food I have been provided has been totally inadequate for a woman in
her seventh month of pregnancy.
6. On Tuesday night, May 12, around midnight, I was rushed to the emergency room
of a nearby hospital. I had been feeling very feverish and sick in my bed, but when
another detainee notified the guards, they said I could wait until morning to see a
doctor. But I was feeling worse and worse, and was afraid I would lose my baby.
Finally, after my friend:S insist~ INS decided to take me to the hospital. At the
hospital, I was told by the doctor that I was weak and that I could give birth to my
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baby prematurely. But after eurnining me, they let me be returned to the detention
center.
On Wednesday, May 13, I felt very dizzy and weak. My lawyer visited me in the .
morning, and after his visit, I was taken to see the doctor at the detention center • . ·
This was the first time I was given medical attention for my pregnancy while in the
custody. of the INS, apart from the emrgency-room visit the night before. · _ The doctor
gave me a pre-natal kit, which included vitamins~ I believe I should. hav~_ been given
· _ ._ ~: · / •:·i./ >~:--J _·:r_t: :',
these vitamins a long time ago by INS. ;~ .. -f -~~: _.-: .. - - -:- ~ '<-~: ;; _,; : , ..
,
I am feeling very weak now. I fear being deported back to El Salvador,-and I wish ·
to have a judge hear my case, but I cannot stand being detained even another day.
They have not given me the care that should be given to a pregnant woman. They
are not giving any of the pregnant women I know here the care that they need. I
fear that the treatment I have suffered while in INS custody could have caused or
might still cause serious harm either to me or my baby, or both.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct, to the best
of my knowledge and belief.
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MARTIIA CAMPOS

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Roundtable discussion with Edward J. Flynn, Legal Director, and Jan Gustafson, legal staff member, of the Central American Refugee Center (CARECEN). Flynn and Gustafson discuss how the Los Angeles Police Department violated Special Order No. 40, which prohibited the Los Angeles Police Department from arresting undocumented aliens solely on the basis of their immigration status, during the civil disturbance, 1992 August 14

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Core Title Roundtable 35, discussion, 1992-08-14

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