ICE raid identifies scores of illegal immigrants in Monterey County Jail

March 30, 2009

The Monterey County Sheriff's Office reports that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Division of hte U.S. Department of Homeland Security conducted an immigration status operation at the Monterey County Jail.

Of the 1,000 inmates currently housed at the jail, the office said, ICE identified nearly 300 inmates whose criminal convictions may fall within the parameters of deportation laws.

Of those 300, 122 were interviewed, the office said, and 68 were identified for deportation after having served their sentences in Monterey County and appearing at a deportation hearing.

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