Vicenta Montoya, an immigration attorney who represents several illegal immigrants who were arrested during the operation, accused officials of planning the sweep in response to recent demonstrations by large groups of immigrants and in response to proposed legislation that would provide a path to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants in the United States.

She also accused immigration officials of trying to "intimidate the undocumented community."
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What has the country come to, Law enforcement is intimidating criminals in America.