Apartment residents get bogus deportation notices
By SUSAN SCHROCK
sschrock@star-telegram.com
Fri, Oct. 19, 2007

ARLINGTON -- At least four residents at the Las Lomas Apartments in east Arlington received a letter stating they were identified as illegal immigrants and needed to mail in $95 to avoid deportation.

Left on the residents' doors at least two weeks ago, the letter claimed to be from the U.S. Immigration Citizenship Enforcement Unit, which does not exist.

The letter, which gave a post office box address for the $95, also told the recipients to provide a list of names of all of their relatives who were in the country illegally.

Apartment managers said they believe the bogus letters were sent because of the ongoing national and local debate about illegal immigration. The complex has contacted the Mexican Consulate for assistance.

"We are passing out letters letting them know they don't have to be afraid," said Ruby Valenzuela, assistant manager. "We don't want to lose our residents because of this."

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