Another SAFE-T Act Win

When do you think we're going to get a giant County tax cut for the money that they aren't spending on housing inmates? Because no one seems to be held in the jail any more:

• A Waukegan man accused of concealing the death of an Antioch woman in April was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers over the weekend in Chicago. Jose Luis Mendoza-Gonzalez, 52, was taken into custody by ICE officers Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security said.

  At the time of his arrest, Mendoza-Gonzalez, an immigrant from Mexico, was awaiting his next court appearance in connection with the death of 37-year-old Megan Bos. He was charged with concealment of a death, abuse of a corpse and obstructing justice. Mendoza-Gonzalez had made a court appearance in that case April 12, two days after his initial arrest. A judge ordered him released from custody pending trial.

  Megan Bos’ mother, Jennifer Bos, said she was “in absolute shock” when a friend sent her an online news article about the ICE arrest. “I think people expected me to be upset that he was arrested by ICE,” Jennifer Bos said. “My intention the whole time is to bring attention to the fact that he was released after what he did to her.” 

Did you catch that? Mom wasn't upset that ICE arrested him - she was upset he was even out on bail in the first place. But don't count on the Sun Times telling readers why Mom was unhappy. For that you have to go elsewhere:

• Immigration authorities in Chicago arrested a Mexican illegal immigrant accused of decapitating a missing Illinois woman and storing her body in a storage container filled with bleach.

Yeah, after hiding her body....FOR TWO MONTHS....he chopped off her head.

This isn't enough to keep someone in jail pending trial now. Ain't "progress" grand?