Salsalito under scrutiny for unauthorized immigrants
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By Guillermo Contreras -
Web Posted: 06/03/2009 12:00 CDT


A San Antonio eatery is under investigation as part of an immigration raid that netted the arrests of more than 20 alleged unauthorized workers.

A phone tip by a fired employee last fall to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement resulted in a probe of Salsalito Cantina, which has locations in the 11700 block of Bandera Road and in the 14500 block of Nacogdoches Road, according to federal court affidavits.

ICE said in a statement that it executed two search warrants and two criminal arrest warrants last Wednesday in connection with the investigation of Salsalito's two locations.

“During the execution of the warrants, ICE agents administratively arrested 20 aliens who were found to be illegally present in the United States,â€