Thread: FIVE FOREIGN NATIONALS ARRESTED IN CA FOR WAR CRIMES AND ATROCITIES

FIVE FOREIGN NATIONALS ARRESTED IN CA FOR WAR CRIMES AND ATROCITIES



by ROBERT WILDE 25 Sep 2014, 10:14 AM PDT

A nationwide federal investigation, known as Operation No Safe Haven, has led to the arrest of 19 fugitives suspected of committing war crimes and other human-rights violations in foreign countries.

According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, four of the suspects were arrested in Los Angeles for committing atrocities in Central America, while one alleged perpetrator from Central Africa was arrested in San Francisco.

The Los Angeles Times reported that many of the suspects used fake IDs to enter the country in an attempt to assimilate into local communities. However, because all had outstanding deportation warrants, and eight of them had been convicted of committing crimes in the USA, they ultimately failed to escape the attention of federal authorities.

The investigation, which concluded on Friday, announced in a statement that ICE was on a mission to "root out alleged human rights violators who seek a safe haven in the United States."

According to an ICE news release, it was the first time that ICE officials went after alleged war criminals illegally seeking refuge in the U.S.

Two of the Central Americans were accused of committing human rights atrocities during a civil war in the 1980s, and the other was a police official who interrogated unarmed civilians suspected of being guerrillas.

One West African man was a member of a revolutionary group renowned for killing women and children. An immigration judge deported him over ten years ago, but he avoided being caught until now.

The Times further reported that the other foreign nationals were arrested in Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Miami, New Orleans, and New York.

They are being accused of persecution, genocide, torture, extrajudicial killings, and recruiting child soldiers.

http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-C...and-Atrocities

19 accused of human-rights crimes abroad are arrested in 8 U.S. cities


U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE agents arrested 19 fugitives across the country during "Operation No Safe Haven." Above, a file photo shows ICE agents at a San Fernando Valley home in 2012. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

By ANGEL JENNINGScontact the reporter

19 foreign nationals suspected of human rights violations and other crimes abroad are arrested in ICE dragnet

5 of 19 foreign nationals arrested in U.S. for alleged human rights violations were living in California


Federal agents have arrested 19 fugitives in cities across the U.S. -- including Los Angeles and San Francisco -- who are suspected of committing war crimes and other human-rights violations abroad, officials announced Wednesday.

The arrests mark the first time U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have targeted suspected war criminals illegally seeking shelter in the U.S., the agency said. The investigation, dubbed Operation No Safe Haven, concluded Friday.

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In a statement announcing the arrests, ICE said it was committed to "rooting out alleged human rights violators who seek a safe haven in the United States."

Among those arrested was a West African man who was a member of a revolutionary group known for killing women and children, authorities said. He had evaded capture after receiving a deportation order from an immigration judge more than a decade ago.

Two citizens Central American citizens accused of committing human rights atrocities were also apprehended -- one during a civil war in the 1980s, the other as a police official interrogating unarmed civilians suspected of being guerrillas.

Others who were arrested are accused of participating in persecution, genocide, torture, extrajudicial killings and recruiting child soldiers, ICE said.

All remained in custody Wednesday after they were captured by field operatives in Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Miami, New Orleans and New York.

Among the group of 19, four were arrested in Los Angeles -- all of them from Central America, according to ICE spokeswoman Lori Haley. A Central Africa citizen was arrested in San Francisco.

Authorities did not release any further information on their identities.

ICE said some used fake IDs to enter the U.S. illegally and attempted to blend into their communities. However, many were unable to avoid trouble -- all had outstanding deportation warrants, and eight of them had been convicted of committing crimes in the US.

The foreign nationals are subject to prosecution in their respective countries of origin, according to ICE.

Since 2004, the agency said it has obtained deportation orders and removed more than 250 known or suspected human-rights violators.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...924-story.html

http://www.alipac.us/f12/ice-arrests...-haven-311443/

ICE in New York arrests 3 fugitives "Operation No Safe Haven"

https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/1409/140924newyork.htm

If the federal government controled the border

states wouldn't have to deal with these criminals.