SC anti-smuggling law finds first use
April 23, 2009
A Michigan woman with six Hispanic males in her minivan, $4,000 in cash and a ledger of 15 names with monetary values listed next to them is believed to be the first person charged under a new state law that makes it a crime to transport or harbor illegal immigrants.
Mount Pleasant police charged Melissa Sue Segura, 34, of Grand Rapids, Mich., under a section of the controversial South Carolina Illegal Immigration Reform Act approved by the Legislature last year as part of a push to crack down on illegal immigrants. Segura, who is being held at the Charleston County Detention Center, faces a maximum prison sentence of five years if convicted.
Police said Segura and six Hispanic males who ranged in age from 16 to 34 were inside a minivan that was stopped for a traffic violation Saturday near the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge.
The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)
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