Maria Elvia Ross, 34, was taken into custody by officers with U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement sometime after 10 a.m., officials said.
Ross, who was hired in 2001, has served on Sheriff Lupe Valdez’s quality assurance team that oversees improvements to sanitation in the jails.
Ross' citizenship problem came to light when she underwent a background check after recently applying to be a sheriff's deputy, Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price said.
"I think it was a shock to all of us," he said.
Price said the department should have caught it when Ross was originally hired in 2001, when Jim Bowles was sheriff.
"The system we have for vetting people is a lot better," Price said.
Ross recently divorced Dallas County sheriff’s deputy, David Ross, whom she married in 2005.
Sheriff’s spokeswoman Kim Leach said the matter is under investigation and declined further comment.
it's a start.. sad but some american without work could have this job!!
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh that's crazy.... you need to call whoever you need to cause @ Choice Tile Co. that is all they are hiring and he is sick of the illegals working while his uncle who is LEGAL hasn't been able to get on with choice tile though he has years and years of experience they are hiring the cheap illegal labor
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