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(10/18/05 - DURHAM) - Federal immigration agents moved in Tuesday, busting 35 alleged illegal immigrants working at the semi-conductor company, Cree Incorporated in Durham

The sweep began around 5 am Tuesday morning, and lasted for nearly 3-1/2 hours. Eyewitness News was there as agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement rounded up alleged undocumented workers from Pakistan, Israel, Indonesia, Gambia, Congo, Kenya, Mexico Guatemala and El Salvador.

Federal authorities tell Eyewitness News they worked on assembly lines, operating equipment, and in janitorial services in high security area. Agents say Cree holds a $150 million dollar contract for the Department of Defense, manufacturing semi-conductors, and lighting devices.

According to INS officials, Cree officials knew the agents were on their way. The company has been cooperating with agents in the 10 investigation.

Cree officials say they had no way of knowing that employees have falsified documentation until the government stepped in. They say only 10 employees worked for Cree directly, the others worked for a cleaning contractor.

Cree officials also maintain that at no time was national security breached. INS officials say all 35 workers are being detained. Some of them will be released, but most will be deported.

This is not the first arrests of illegal workers U.S. Immigration & Customs and Enforcement agents have made in recent months.

On July 6th, federal agents arrested 48 illegal immigrants who were working construction jobs at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. The men were employees of private contractors who were doing masonry, roofing, electrical and other construction work.

In May, ICE agents arrested nine unauthorized immigrants performing contract work at a Winston-Salem facility that refits the U.S. Navy's P-3 Orion aircraft, the Navy's primary anti-submarine patrol aircraft. ICE said the nine were known to work on the aircraft.

In March, agents rounded up 27 immigrants who were maintaining commercial jetliners in Greensboro.

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