http://www.pe.com/ap_news/California/WST_Immigration_Raids_272097C.shtml
Federal immigration officials said Tuesday they arrested more than 750 illegal immigrant fugitives from 14 countries in what they described as one of the biggest such sweeps in U.S. history.
The weeklong series of raids in the five-county Los Angeles region targeted illegal immigrants who had previously been deported for crimes or had ignored final deportation orders.
The raids netted 338 illegal immigrants who were arrested at their homes and apartments and 423 who were identified in area jails since Jan. 17. Those already jailed will be transferred to federal custody when they finish serving their state sentences, said Virginia Kice, spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The sweep netted illegal immigrants from Mexico, Honduras, Ukraine, India, Japan, Poland and Trinidad, among others. Of the 761 people arrested, more than 450 have already been deported, Kice said.
The raids were a major push within "Operation Return to Sender," a crackdown that has resulted in 13,000 arrests nationwide since June. Immigration officials have also identified 3,000 inmates in state and local jails who will be deported.
2007-01-23 08:16:10 · 12 answers · asked by MinuteWoman 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
I love the name of the raid
RETURN TO SENDER.
How very appropriate
The operation targets those illegal immigrants who hide after skipping their voluntary deportation proceedings and criminals who have re-entered the United States after being previously deported for crimes in the U.S.
It's an uphill battle. Despite ongoing efforts, officials estimate that about 600,000 illegal immigrants who have ignored deportation orders are still at large,AND THEY ONLY COME FOR A BETTER LIFE!.
Lets hear it for ICE !!!! Keep it up ,its sure better than nothing .Good Work !
2007-01-23 12:32:11 · answer #1 · answered by Yakuza 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The operation targets those illegal immigrants who go into hiding after skipping their deportation proceedings and criminals who have re-entered the United States after being previously deported for crimes committed in this country.
Is there a problem with this?
2007-01-23 08:20:58 · answer #2 · answered by wizjp 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good job ICE. Deportation Day a Great Day fo America.
2007-01-23 08:22:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
At least that many people illegally enter the U.S. daily. It is time to deputize unemployed Americans to help in the round up of illegal aliens.
Enough is enough.
2007-01-23 09:00:23 · answer #4 · answered by member_of_bush_family 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like the name of the operation.
Too bad they god less than 1% of the illegal immigrants.
2007-01-23 08:24:32 · answer #5 · answered by I STILL hate hippies 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yesterday I posted that a big raid was coming and I got a reprimand from Yahoo...well a big raid came... wheres my apology "Answers"???
Have a Great deportation day!!!!!!!!
2007-01-23 08:27:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is what they do; I'm not quite sure why you're surprised. They've been doing this for a very long time; just because immigration is in the news lately doesn't mean it's never happened before.
2007-01-23 08:25:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Thank god they are starting to serve the American people they are paid to serve rather than taking a check for doing nothing.
2007-01-23 08:22:18 · answer #8 · answered by joevette 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
At least that's one step in the right direction. Americans actually standing for something for once.
2007-01-23 08:28:14 · answer #9 · answered by replicant21 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I hope this only the begining. The more we can get rid of, the better.
2007-01-23 08:25:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋