Thread: ICE releases final arrest numbers for Utah worksite

ICE releases final arrest numbers for Utah worksite
Saturday, 09 February 2008
ICE releases final arrest numbers for Utah worksite enforcement operation
Criminal charges may be forthcoming for some illegal aliens


OREM, Utah - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials here announced that 57 illegal aliens were arrested during a worksite enforcement operation conducted Thursday morning at Universal Industrial Sales Inc. (UIS) in Lindon, Utah.
ICE officials forwarded about 30 cases to the Utah County Attorney's Office for possible criminal prosecution for offenses such as aggravated identity theft, forgery and document fraud. The Utah County Attorney's Office is expected to decide which cases to accept for prosecution within a week. Some cases involving individuals who illegally re-entered the country after previous deportation will be presented to the U.S. Attorney's office for potential prosecution. Individuals convicted of this felony face two to 20 years in prison.

ICE agents arrested a total of 57 illegal aliens during yesterday's operation. All were men. The nationalities include: Mexico, 51; Argentina, 2; Uruguay, 2; El Salvador, 1; and Honduras, 1.

During processing of the aliens, which lasted until early this morning, U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage & Hour Division investigators arrived to ensure those arrested were paid for work they had already performed for UIS before their arrest.

Workers were also interviewed by ICE agents and health professionals with ICE's Division of Immigration Health Services to determine if they had any medical, sole-caregiver, or other humanitarian issues. Representatives from the Utah Health and Human Rights Project and the Utah Division of Child and Family Services were also present during the processing. Ultimately, one man was conditionally released yesterday afternoon for health reasons. He will be required to appear before a federal immigration judge at a later date.

Utah U.S. Attorney Brett L. Tolman yesterday announced the unsealing of two indictments in Salt Lake City that charged UIS and its human resource director with harboring illegal aliens and encouraging or inducing workers to stay in the United States illegally.

The first indictment charged Universal Industrial Sales Inc. of Lindon with 10 counts of harboring illegal aliens, all of whom are or had been employees of the company, knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that these individuals had come into and remained in the United States in violation of federal law. The indictment alleges the company concealed, harbored or shielded the workers from detection for commercial advantage.

The second indictment charged Alejandro "Alex" Urrutia-Garcia, 39, of Provo, Utah, with two counts of encouraging or inducing illegal aliens to remain in the United States unlawfully. Urrutia-Garcia, a naturalized U.S. citizen, is the human resources director at Universal Industrial Sales. He was arrested during the Feb. 7 law enforcement action at the company. If convicted, the maximum penalty for the charges in this indictment is 10 years in prison per count. Urrutia-Garcia made an initial appearance in federal court Thursday afternoon.

"These indictments show ICE's commitment to fully investigating companies and their hiring managers who attempt to disregard our laws," said ICE Assistant Secretary Julie L. Myers. "Employers who ignore their responsibilities and the law will be brought to justice."

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"These indictments show ICE's commitment to fully investigating companies and their hiring managers who attempt to disregard our laws," said ICE Assistant Secretary Julie L. Myers. "Employers who ignore their responsibilities and the law will be brought to justice."

Well maybe Julie has finally been shamed into doing her job!!

Originally Posted by SOSADFORUS

"These indictments show ICE's commitment to fully investigating companies and their hiring managers who attempt to disregard our laws," said ICE Assistant Secretary Julie L. Myers. "Employers who ignore their responsibilities and the law will be brought to justice."

Well maybe Julie has finally been shamed into doing her job!!

LOL doubtfull
But something is changin things around !!!

This is great!!!

Now, they just need to go one step further.

Families of those arrested should be interviewed to determine legal status and those here illegally should have deportation proceedings begun against them as well

There is no reason why these families should be left behind for us to continue to support and provide incentive for the deportees to come right back..

Just like we have chain immigration, there should be chain immigration enforcement. If they arrest an illegal alien, they need to go down the chain and investigate their family members, and their employers and down the line. Each one could lead to potentials hundreds more all from one single operation.