21 Arrested In Chinese Restaurant Probe
Warrants Delivered Wednesday, Officials Say

POSTED: 2:40 pm PDT September 18, 2008
UPDATED: 3:29 pm PDT September 18, 2008


SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Agents arrested 21 illegal immigrant workers after serving warrants at two Chinese restaurants and homes linked to the businesses, U.S. Immigration and Customs officials said Thursday.

Search warrants were delivered Wednesday to King's Buffet in Vacaville and the Empire Buffet in Vallejo by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

A second Empire Buffet restaurant in San Pablo was also investigated but was not searched, officials said.

The arrests were made as part of an ongoing ICE investigation into possible hiring of illegal workers and alien harboring, officials said.

“No business, regardless of size, type or location, is immune from complying with the law,â€