I got rear ended by an illegal alien w/o auto insurance today. Can I report him to INS if he doesn't pay up?

Weatherman

You can report him even if he DOES pay up

liljomo1234

He won't get deported. The immigration rules are something to laugh at. Basically you can report him and then when they file for citizenship they might get denied but that won't stop them from being in the country anyway.

rx8 slotcar

so did the cop catch on to the fact he was a illegal?

timeisaliquid

Call the INS now. You don't really think a criminal (illegal immigrant) is going to pay you. Do You?

viajero_intergalactico

Report him...but it wont help much. The INS doesnt really do anything unless it's a gross violation of imigration laws. Like an employer with illegals. But if I were you I would take him to court to get my money. Try to get your money first.

hope you do well in this.

djjoecruz

I'd report him either way...like it would do any good...at least make him pay you in homemade burritos...good luck and good eats?

c m

The same thing happened to me. I had my car for a month and the one day BAM my car was crushed by and illegal who was driving his brothers truck and didn't have a license or insurance. I sued him and his brother and got every penny back for my car.
So you want to blackmail an illegal citizen into paying money that you are rightfully owed...The illegal could sue you for blackmail.
Just file the small claims papers and sue him for the loss of your car.
Yes, it's risky, you may never see the illegal again, but there's a reason they're here. They want a life and the American Dream.
The INS gets calls all the time, are they especially going to come out when this guy fails to pay, probably not.

buddhaboy

if he gets deported then you are responsible to fix your own vehicle. It would be easier to take someone to court if they are in the country

nite_raideress

You can report him, but most likely nothing will become of it. We have the same problem in the area where I live with illegals. Even our local police say when they report to INS ppl, nothing happens.

George K

The illegal alien has more rights than you do.Be careful,your the one that my end up in jail.

Bugs Bunny

Make him mow your lawn

RAMBO

GET ALL HIS MONEY, MAKE HIM BEG , AND IF HE STARTS TO ACT UP..DEPORT HIM MUHAHAHA^_^ U DONT HAVE TIME FOR DIS B/S!!!!!!!!

sterling roses

I liked rx8 slotcar's question. I take it that no cops came? Who owned the vehicle? Did you see a legitimate registration from your state's motor vehicle department? Was there a valid sticker on the license plates? Were there license plates? Did he have any ID at all? If the registered owner (R/O) is not your accidental tourist, you can recover your damages from the registered owner, who would also be in deep water if he doesn't have auto insurance either.

If your R/O is an undocumented resident (illegal alien), I'd want to know how the DMV registered a car to someone without a proper driver's license. If he had a driver's license and was the same status, how did DMV let that happen?

Depending on which state you are living in depends on whether you will get action from ICE (formerly INS). If you threaten him with deportation, he will disappear into the wind, and so will your chances of any recompense. If you call ICE, they may help you get your money back if he has any to give. It just depends on whom you get on the other end of the line and how much of a law-abiding straight-arrow guy you come off as. If you get belligerent, I can guarantee you the file will be looked at sometime when they are not pressed with more important matters, like who's turn is it to go get the coffee.

tripeetri

Report him to the INS and then sue him. Also if you want you can tie him up and put him in your trunk and drive him to Mexico if you want also :)

chris

Your screwed. I'd call INS. I'm sick of people being here illegally. We Americans get the raw end of the deal.

Ms. FairyLove

Not sure if all the legalities, but if you have his name and his needed info then if he refuses to pay up, then give it a shot, or let him know of your intenions if you can find him and that may scare him enough to get him to make things right with you.

Chris

The INS is waiting for your call. They are not busy at all, and would be glad to toss this guy out for not having insurance and being here illegally.

Billy

If he doesn't pay? You mean when he doesn't pay. You will never see him again. Get the checkbook ready, your insurance will have to repair your car and then your premium will soar.

itsdoro

I can imagine how frustrated you are, but the INS doesn't do anything about illegal aliens. The best you can do is to report it to your insurance company and the DMV. The DMV will suspend the driver's license for a year...and if the driver doesn't have a license because he is an illegal alien, it's possible that the police will take over from there.

Good luck!

Tanya

its not up to the driver who decides that its all up to the department of homeland security and if the illegal alien has some one to pay to bond him out, he will be out free and if he has any family ties in the united states, they will treat him as any other american citizen even though he is not, he will have probation hearings and court hearing, and have to go infront of judge just like you or i would have too.

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