Thread: ICE Targets Criminal Illegal Aliens

ICE Targets Criminal Illegal Immigrants

Program Focuses On Illegal Immigrants With Criminal History

POSTED: 5:27 pm PST November 13, 2009
UPDATED: 6:55 pm PST November 13, 2009

SAN DIEGO -- An Immigration and Customs Enforcement program focusing on catching illegal immigrants with a criminal history is proving to be effective, 10News reported.

Authorities said an estimated 12 million people are living in the U.S. illegally, with many having crossed borders to enter the country. Law enforcement agencies said they just don't have the manpower to go after each person, so they're refocusing their efforts

"We're gonna go after them. We're gonna find them. We're going to take them into custody and remove them from the country," said Robin Baker, Director of ICE in San Diego.

Baker said limited resources, compared to the high number of illegal immigrants living in the U.S., have prompted his agency to prioritize.

"In 2008, we just tried to get as many fugitives as we could. Now, we're trying to get as many fugitives as we can; we just want them to be criminals," said Baker.

In an effort to be efficient, Baker said ICE agents across the country have begun focusing on illegal immigrants with a criminal history, including murderers, rapists and armed robbers.

In the last few months, three undercover teams have been patrolling the streets of San Diego County searching for clues that could lead to an arrest. Baker said the undercover work along with a closer relationship with law enforcement has proven successful, and numbers obtained by 10News seemed to back that claim.

In 2008, ICE arrested 424 criminal fugitives in San Diego County. In 2009, the number of arrests increased to 719.

"We take these people out of the community, it makes the community safer as a whole," said Baker.

Baker said he and his team will continue their efforts to keep San Diegans safe and keep dangerous criminals out.

This year, ICE anticipates spending more than $1 billion on programs that identify and remove illegal immigrants.Copyright 2009 by 10News.com.

http://www.10news.com/news/21611629/detail.html

Give me 3 guys and and 3 dogs and I can have 719 a day for months and months.

719, That is a disgrace.
Obviously they are out of touch with reality.

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111,000 Criminal Aliens Identified by ICE in Local and State Jails in 2009

http://www.dhs.gov/ynews/releases/pr_1258044387591.shtm

http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-177810.html


34,600 Criminal Illegal Aliens IDed in Florida

http://www.examiner.com/x-25474-Tucson- ... ted-States

http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-177991.html


24,000 criminal illegal aliens IDed in AZ.

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/ ... ogram.html

http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-177989.html


6,000 Criminal Illegal Aliens found in San Diego County jails

http://nctimes.com/news/local/sdcounty/ ... 7bfcc.html

http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-177988.html


Houston sheriffs round up thousands of illegals

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/200 ... -illegals/

http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-177779.html


ICE removed 356,739 illegal aliens from the United States in 2008

a 23.5 percent increase over the previous year's total.

http://www.ice.gov/doclib/pi/reports/ic ... _final.pdf

The sad thing is that there are millions here who have broken federal immigration laws, who are not considered criminals. They are just here for a better life (sob), and to be able to work for that better life, they are undoubtedly committing document fraud, if the employer cares enough.
Why do I feel that I should go buy an identity down the street that says I am not an American so I can take advantage of all the goodies I am now denied?