Thread: FL: ICE crackdown nets 62 illegal immigrants in Lee

ICE crackdown nets 62 illegal immigrants in Lee
By NAPLES DAILY NEWS STAFF
8:30 p.m., Monday, August 4, 2008

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 62 illegal immigrants in Lee County last week, according to a written statement released Monday.

The arrests of 55 immigration fugitives and seven other immigration violators came after a five-day law enforcement operation by ICE Florida Fugitive operations teams, along with the Lee and Collier county sheriff’s offices.

“This operation was a successful collaboration that benefited all of Southwest Florida,â€

Thank-you ICE

Good news for Florida.

Still waiting for a crackdown on the Mexican fleamarkets here that sell fake ID"s like candy.

Remember the ALAMO....

I am so happy for this report, I was affraid after all of the bleeding heart dribble in Postville and the hearing in congress that ICE would let up and stop the raids and deportations.....

Glad to know the Hispanic caucaus is not intimidating them!

An aquintance, who ran a roofing company in Lee County FL, would get bids from subs that would handle the physical labor. Of course, he said he would hire subs whose bids were much lower than those of American companies. He had no qualms, and he said the illegal labor worked very hard. I held my tongue, for once.

From a June 2, 2008 ICE website press release:

"Estimates now place the number of immigration fugitives in the United States at approximately 573,000..."

Way to go ICE!! 62 down 572,938 left to go!!

While it's great that ICE is making these arrests, I always get the feeling that most of this is just for show. And with our borders continually left like a sieve, how many of these invaders will be back here in a month?

This raid was a result of rookie officer Widman's death at the hands of an IA criminal ICE had let go.

According to the local news our police are demanding our governor get involved and do something about Cuba not accepting IA's who are being held for deportation.

Officer Widmans death stirred up a hornets nest of protest and seems to have broken the Sanctuary type actions by our local government and police so we are finally going to see some Immigration Enforcement.