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01-24-2007, 10:17 AM #1
24 Illegal Immigrants Arrested After Asking ICE Officers for
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,246227,00.html
24 Illegal Immigrants Arrested After Asking ICE Officers for Work
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
BALTIMORE — Twenty-four day laborers in the country illegally were arrested Tuesday when they asked for work from federal immigration agents who had gathered in a parking lot after an unsuccessful undercover operation, authorities said.
The agents had regrouped at a 7-Eleven parking lot after an a search for illegal immigrants who had been ordered to leave the country, said Marc Raimondi, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency spokesman.
The day laborers admitted they were in the country illegally after they asked the ICE agents whether they needed workers and the agents responded by asking them, in Spanish, where they were from, Raimondi said.
"Today's operation was not planned, but nevertheless, when we encounter immigration status violators, our mandate is to enforce the law," he said.
Among those arrested were six who had criminal records in the United States; eight who had been deported or ushered to the border to leave the country voluntarily, only to return; and one who had been caught six times trying to enter the country from Mexico, according to ICE.
Ten of those arrested were from Honduras; eight were from Mexico; five were from El Salvador; and one was from Peru.
Hispanic advocates condemned the arrests, accusing ICE of targeting only day laborers who appeared to be of Latino descent. CASA of Maryland said it interviewed non-Hispanic day laborers who told the organization the ICE agents ignored them.
"They focused on people who look like me," said Gustavo Torres, executive director of CASA. "We believe that is unacceptable. It is discrimination."
ICE agents acted in accordance with federal immigration laws, Raimondi said.Unemployment is not working. Deport illegal alien workers now! Join our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
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01-24-2007, 11:10 AM #2Hispanic advocates condemned the arrests, accusing ICE of targeting only day laborers who appeared to be of Latino descent. CASA of Maryland said it interviewed non-Hispanic day laborers who told the organization the ICE agents ignored them.Never look at another flag. Remember, that behind Government, there is your country, and that you belong to her as you do belong to your own mother. Stand by her as you would stand by your own mother
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01-24-2007, 11:23 AM #3
Hispanic illegals arrested
Maybe the problem is that the hispanic day labors all crowd around anyone who looks they have work. Also I have never seen a non-hispanic day laborer where hispanics gathers so where did CASA find the non-hispanic to question?
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01-24-2007, 01:01 PM #4
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