The DePorter: One Agent's Struggle Against the U.S. Government's Refusal to Expel Criminal Aliens

by Ames Holbrook

Book Overview

We have an immigration crisis in our country, all right, and it is a good deal more demonstrably wrong than the millions of illegal immigrants in the shadows. It is costlier to the fabric of American life than the September 11 attacks were. Illogical, deadly, ruinous. Yet none of our leaders is raising a finger to stop it. On the contrary, it is our leaders who drive the destruction." —Ames Holbrook, from  The Deporter The true story of a dedicated deportation officer and his exposé of the worst aspects of U.S. immigration policy   As one of fewer than six hundred elite Deportation Officers in the country, Ames Holbrook was assigned to the criminal mecca of New Orleans. He was charged with capturing and expelling some of the most wretched murderers, rapists, and child molesters who were aliens in the United States.  But Holbrook was thwarted at nearly every turn…by the same U.S. government that employed him. Why? The reasons will shock and infuriate you.  In the course of his compelling story, you will read the truth about how foreign governments treat the United States when agents such as Holbrook try to send criminal aliens back to their homelands. And, even more appalling, how Washington's political hypocrisy forces the direct release of these criminals into unsuspecting American communities. Like every U.S. Deportation Officer, Ames Holbrook tried to make America safer. Then, when America's leadership threatened the welfare of innocents, Holbrook rewrote the rules. He won commendations and increased responsibility for his promising results, but all the while, he was fighting a losing battle against the political powers that masqueraded as protectors while actually inflicting tragedy on America's residents.  It is Holbrook's hope that the revelations in these pages might put America on a path to a safer future.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1595230416
• ISBN13: 9781595230416
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Sentinel
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

A Shocker

Many books are labeled "shocking" by critics or book sellers. "The Deporter" needs no such hype. It is truly shocking. Ames Holbrook spent four years as a deportation officer. He describes in detail how literally thousands of the vilest criminals in the world have been and continue to be released onto the streets of America. They come from all over the world. Many are legally admitted aliens. Many others are illegal aliens. We are not talking about your gardener, handy man or chambermaid. These aliens have been found guilty of crimes such as murder, rape, arson, assault, kidnapping, bombing, child molestation and many others, found guilty by our legal system, the same system which orders their release onto our streets. Holbrook's enemies were many, foreign governments, lawyers, politicians, bureaucrats, diplomats, hypocrites of every stripe and, most of all, your very own United States Government. If you believe that the deportation of aliens is simply a bureaucratic process that needs to be exercised. Guess again. It will require a will and determination that our government has heretofore lacked. Perhaps this book will inspire citizens to put pressure on our government and force it to do its duty.

The Deporter - what a great read!

i've just finished reading "the deporter" and it was awesome. i like gritty novels, stories about cops and other government agencies. and to put my tastes on a map, the authors i like are joseph wambaugh and james patterson when it comes to these stories. they write great novels. so naturally i loved this book, "the deporter," even more than my past favorites. i loved it because of it's intelligent characters and because the story here is not only really exciting and painfully shocking - it's all real. the story is true. and it's an eye-opener. and that's the part that gets me angry. that this story is real. and here the author, holbrook, doesn't call for a stop on immigration, but he does lay out some ugly realities. and as an immigrant, i hate how those realities affect the whole issue negatively. i've always argued for more-open-than-not borders, but after reading this book and seeing through a deportation officer's eyes and being down in the street and virtually experiencing his job, i'm not so sure i want those borders so open anymore. immigration is reportedly good for the country but it's too easy to imagine our cities turning into crime-playgrounds for criminal aliens as they aren't being deported. anyway, i could go on, but i'll just say this book gets two thumbs up! i can't recommend this book enough! at the end of the day it's one great story about crime and the cops who stop it.

Hugely Enjoyable and Hugely Important. Read and Share

My eyes have been opened, and The Deporter is a brisk page-turner as well. Holbrook's story will terrify you, even as you stand in admiration for his cunning, his deviousness, his single-mindedness of purpose, and his unquestionable patriotism. This book should also motivate you...to spread the word. Perhaps we, as the voting public, can change things if we pressure our politicians on this issue. I learned, and was shocked to discover, that we have monsters in our midst that our government, in its ineptitude, has forced agents like Holbrook, who are supposed to be our protectors, to release upon our streets. Holbrook broke all the rules, in an attempt to staunch some of this hemorrhage. As I read, I began to think...my own sister, or mother, or child, (or yours) could be living next to the next rapist or child molester or killer that is reluctantly released by Deportation Officers, by order of the Federal government. Holbrook's writing is extremely lucid and fast-paced. He gives all the details needed (but no more than necessary) to paint a very real picture of his exciting and excruciating experience. I am dying to share some of the delightful and inventive ploys that he came up with to save us from our own government's policies, but I won't spoil your terrific surprise. I also really appreciated Holbrook's way with words. He frequently made me think (and sometimes laugh or almost-I'm a guy- cry) with his interesting analogies and word choices. Hoping for more to come from this very gifted writer. Enjoy The Deporter!

a bold commentary

It is refreshing to finally read an honest book regarding this very important topic. The author intelligently leads us, the readers, through a confusing maze of bureaucratic nonsense without losing our interests or burying us in the minutia. Unfortunately for Americans, this is not a novel about a fictitious hero with a happy ending, but rather a true account of the everyday struggles of immigration law enforcement. Not only is the information contained in this book shocking, it is real. I hope that reader's can see beyond the author's stories about his experiences as an Immigration officer and recognize that this book is a bold commentary on the sad state of affairs governing this nation's immigration policies. Although, I just finished this book, I cannot wait to read the memoirs of 'Evil Ken' and his exploits as a former Immigration officer.

The Deporter

Shocking testimonial. Very well written by a gifted writer. It's a page turner for sure. This is a must read for people of all political persuasions. It's a cry for help.