The Weld County District Attorney's Office is appealing a ruling that ended an illegal immigration investigation using records from a Greeley tax preparer.
The injunction resulted from an American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) lawsuit that claimed Buck and Cooke’s investigation, known as “Operation Numbers Game,” was tapping into constitutionally protected information that was confidential, and in turn, was taken unlawfully.
In a similar case in December, 2009, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that the Operation Numbers Game’s seizure of tax records from Amalia's Translation and Tax Service also violated the defendants’ right to privacy.
According to Buck, they continued their investigation but stopped using the files that were in question during that case.
The ACLU filed their lawsuit shortly after the ruling and asked that all the documents obtained from Amalia's Translation and Tax Service be destroyed.
In December, 2010, Weld County was ordered by another judge to destroy the documents but they were no longer being used by the organization for their investigation. According to Buck, this ruling was “redundant” and a lawyer for Buck and Cooke filed a formal appeal of the court’s decision on January 31.A hearing for the case will most likely take place over the summer.Illegal immigration is a problem plaguing many U.S. states. Many lawmakers and officials have gone to great lengths to control the issue, but still, numerous illegal aliens continue to enter the country and remain on U.S. soil without an official green card, student or employment visa.
Immigrants wishing to stay in the United States legally should acquire an immigration lawyer to help them with their paperwork and improve their chances of obtaining legal status. Without a paralegal’s help, immigrants may not know exactly what to do to obtain legal papers and may end up not taking full advantage of their opportunities.
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