Feds arrested illegal immigrants at Atlanta airport

The Associated Press - ATLANTA

Federal authorities arrested Wednesday six illegal immigrants who had security badges that gave them access to restricted areas at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, including the tarmac.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested the men, all from Mexico and all employed by T.C. Drywall, Inc., which is based in Alpharetta, Ga., said agency spokesman Marc Raimondi.

"ICE is aggressively pursing illegal aliens at the places where they work," said Kenneth Smith, special agent-in-charge of the ICE Office of Investigations in Atlanta. "Areas of critical infrastructure, such as airports, are especially important to national security."

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