Thread: AZ-39 gang members arrested in Phoenix past 4 months

39 gang members arrested in Phoenix past 4 months
October 1st, 2008 @ 4:17pm
by Associated Press

Federal agents arrested 39 immigrants in the Phoenix area in the past four months as part of a nationwide crackdown on violent street gangs.

Nationwide Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials say 1,759 people were arrested in 28 states. Of those, 1,315 were gang members and gang associates,

The arrests are part of Operation Community Shield, an effort launched in 2005 to pair federal immigration agents with state and local authorities to curb criminal street gangs.

Since 2005, ICE has arrested more than 11,100 gang members and associates from about 890 gangs.

The federal government has partnered with state and local law enforcement to rid the country of the spreading gang problem, arresting gang members on administrative violations that result in deportation.

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go ICE go

I am fed up with illegals and gangs. It seems there are more and more of them started all the time. What I find interesting is that when illegals came here with their kids and the kids got picked on they started gangs. If you watch the documentary series Gangland on the History Channel you will find the same story about how and why the gang was formed even though they are in different cities and are different gangs.