“In one 2002 raid at the Leon house, Glendale police arrested Maria Leon and found cocaine, marijuana, a Tec-9 assault weapon, ammunition, a small explosive, packaging material and a cellphone that kept ringing with customers’ drug orders, according to court records. Inside were six children under 10 years old, including Maria Leon’s youngest child, a 3-month-old boy.
She was released after credit for time served, which was less than a year, and immigration never picked her up.

This is a direct result of Los Angeles’s “special order 40”, in which the local police are not allowed to cooperate with federal immigration authorities or inquire about immigration status. This is a part of Mayor Villaraigosa’s attempt to make L.A. a “sanctuary city”.

Mattlogelin — Shield of Achilles blog

Los Angeles is lost

Just when I think I’ve seen every outrage there is, along comes another one to surprise me. Maria “Chata” Leon is an illegal immigrant who has lived on Drew Street in Glassell park, Los Angeles for 23 years. During that time, she led a family-based drug ring that included many of her 13 children …

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