Fugitive’s Guilty Plea Sparks Debate Over Bucks County Immigration Policy

Fugitive’s Guilty Plea Sparks Debate Over Bucks County Immigration Policy

DOYLESTOWN, PA — Bucks County Sheriff Fred Harran said the guilty plea entered Tuesday by Elias Ortega, an illegal immigrant convicted in two 2016 assaults, illustrates what he called a critical failure in law enforcement’s ability to identify offenders in the country illegally — one that the county’s new immigration partnership aims to fix. Ortega, 41, pleaded guilty to felony corruption of a minor, misdemeanor indecent assault, and misdemeanor…

Bucks County, PA - New Program: Immigration Partnership Launches After Ortega Guilty Plea

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Bucks County, PA – Officials in Bucks County announced a new law enforcement partnership Tuesday following the guilty plea of 41-year-old Elias Ortega, who admitted to the felony sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl. According to county officials, Ortega had previously been arrested for domestic assault but was released on bail because au…