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September 3, 2008 (Arcata, Calif.) - ICE special agents executed a federal search warrant at the local headquarters of one of the state's major wholesale flower growers, The Sun Valley Group, arresting 18 illegal alien workers on administrative immigration violations. One worker, who had an extensive criminal record, was turned over to the sheriff's department based on an outstanding warrant. More at ICE.gov
September 3, 2008 (Ft. Myers, Fla.) - ICE agents in Fort Myers and sheriff's deputies arrested 25 criminal aliens and documented street gang members following a two-day enforcement operation targeting criminal aliens and street gang members in the Naples area. More at ICE.gov
August 26, 2008 (New York) - Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced its four New York Fugitive Operations Teams arrested a total of 120 fugitive aliens during a nearly two-week long operation. Of the 120 fugitives arrested, 35 had criminal records. During the operation, an additional 10 immigration violators were arrested, six of whom had criminal histories. Criminal histories of the aliens included convictions for drugs, assault, bank fraud, bribery, burglary, robbery and prostitution. More at ICE.gov
August 26, 2008 (Laurel, Miss.) - Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents arrested 595 illegal aliens from eight countries at a manufacturing facility for crimes including aggravated identity theft and fraudulent use of Social Security numbers. Eight criminal cases focused on charges of aggravated identity theft have been accepted for prosecution. The other cases are being handled by administrative law procedures. More at ICE.gov
August 25, 2008 (Tucson, Ariz.) - Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a group of 46 illegal aliens near Naco, Ariz. The illegal aliens were taken into custody and processed for removal from the United States. More at CBP.gov
August 25, 2008 (San Juan, Puerto Rico) - Coast Guard cutter personnel and U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents discovered 32 Dominicans traveling illegally from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico aboard a migrant boat. The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Key Largo repatriated 22 of the Dominican migrants to La Romana, Dominican Republic, following an at-sea interdiction by Department of Homeland Security law enforcement authorities, while the 10 other Dominican migrants were brought ashore for prosecution. More at USCG.mil
August 18, 2008 (Tucson, Ariz.) - Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a group of 62 illegal aliens near Naco, Ariz. The illegal aliens were taken into custody and processed for removal from the United States. Fifty-five subjects were processed under the Mexican Interior Repatriation Program. More at CBP.gov
August 18, 2008 (Salt Lake City) - ICE agents arrested 42 male gang members or gang associates. Of those, 22 will face criminal charges before being processed for deportation. Ten are being prosecuted federally for re-entry after deportation, one is being charged federally with illegal possession of a firearm, and 11 will face state-related charges for drug offenses, including burglary, domestic violence, assault with a deadly weapon, and violation of a gang injunction. More at ICE.gov
August 14, 2008 (Bloomington, Minn.) - ICE agents, in partnership with local, state and federal law enforcement officers, arrested 50 gang members, gang associates and immigration violators in the greater Twin Cities area. Of the 50 arrested, 35 are gang members, seven are gang associates and 37 are illegal aliens. Twelve of those arrested had previous convictions. More at ICE.gov
August 13, 2008 (Washington) - ICE agents arrested 42 men illegally present in the country at Dulles International Airport. ICE agents arrested the illegal aliens just inside the airport grounds at a checkpoint established to verify the identity and immigration status of workers entering a service gate. The arrests were part of a critical infrastructure protection operation. More at ICE.gov
August 13, 2008 (Philadelphia) - ICE's local fugitive operations teams arrested a total of 119 fugitive aliens during the 10-day operation in Pennsylvania and Delaware. Of the 75 fugitives arrested, 26 had criminal records. During the operation an additional 44 immigration violators were arrested, 12 of whom had criminal histories. More at ICE.gov
August 13, 2008 (Washington) - Fifty-seven illegal aliens working at Mills Manufacturing Corporation, a Department of Defense contractor, were arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents. The arrests were based on an ICE critical infrastructure investigation that revealed that the illegal aliens had used fraudulent social security numbers to obtain employment. More at ICE.gov
August 8, 2008 (Boston) - ICE agents, together with federal, state and local law enforcement partners across Massachusetts, have arrested 52 gang members and associates from 24 different gangs and 28 other criminals. The four-day operation yielded arrests of 55 U.S. permanent residents who may be removable from the U.S. based upon their criminal history, 14 who were illegally residing in the U.S., two who are wanted on warrants of deportation, and three others who have re-entered the U.S. illegally after having been deported. All of the individuals have criminal records. More at ICE.gov
August 8, 2008 (Miami) - In the Miami area, 54 criminals were arrested following a targeted enforcement operation headed by ICE special agents. Approximately 29 of those arrested are lawful permanent residents, while the remainder are immigration violators. All will go before an immigration judge. More at ICE.gov
August 7, 2008 (Miami) - ICE agents, with federal agencies and local law enforcement officers, arrested 321 people from 12 countries in an operation targeting trans-national and violent criminal street gangs in South Florida. The enforcement operation included the arrest of 59 transnational gang members and associates. More at ICE.gov
August 4, 2008 (Ft. Myers, Fla.) - A five-day law enforcement operation carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Florida Fugitive operations teams and local sheriffs' offices resulted in arrests of 55 fugitives and 7 immigration violators. Fifteen of those arrested had criminal histories that spanned from aggravated assault, battery, DUI, DUI hit and run, resisting officer without violence, burglary, weapons offenses, cocaine possession and larceny. More at ICE.gov
July 31, 2008 (San Diego, Calif.) - Coast Guard and CBP officers apprehended 20 Mexican migrants who attempted to enter the U.S. by boat. More at USCG.mil
July 28, 2008 (Little Rock, Ark.) - Thirteen illegal aliens working in North Little Rock were arrested by ICE special agents who executed federal arrest warrants at the site. The agents had identified document fraud and misuse of Social Security cards. Ten aliens were from Guatemala and three from Mexico. More at ICE.gov
July 23, 2008 (Cleveland, Ohio) - Special agents with ICE administratively arrested 58 restaurant employees on immigration violations after executing federal search warrants at eight restaurants throughout northern Ohio. All arrested are citizens of Mexico. More at ICE.gov
July 22, 2008 (Miami, Fla.) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant repatriated 107 Haitian migrants to Cap Haitien, Haiti. More at USCG.mil
July 22, 2008 (San Diego, Calif.) - ICE agents arrested 38 gang members or gang associates and 43 criminal aliens in the greater San Diego area. Of those, 6 were charged in federal court for felony re-entry after deportation. The five men and one woman, all Mexican nationals, were previously deported criminals with prior convictions for drug offenses and violent crimes. More at ICE.gov
July 18, 2008 (Chicago, Ill.) - ICE agents in close partnership with local law enforcement officers made 49 arrests in a four-day operation targeting illegal aliens with ties to violent street gangs in Chicago's northern and northwest suburbs. Of the 49 arrested, 48 are Mexican nationals and one is from Guatemala. All are illegal aliens with the exception of one U.S. permanent resident whose criminal convictions make him eligible for deportation. More at ICE.gov
July 18, 2008 (Tucson, Ariz.) - Border Patrol agents conducted a vehicle stop that led to the arrest of 31 illegal aliens being held in various rooms at a motel. All five passengers in the vehicle were illegal aliens. The resulting investigation stop revealed more illegal aliens being staged for transportation at a motel. More at CBP.gov
July 17, 2008 (Tulsa, Okla.) - ICE agents and local law enforcement officers arrested 45 gang members, gang associates and immigration violators during a six-day local effort. Fifteen of those arrested are transnational gang members who are aliens and will be processed for deportation following any pending criminal charges against them. Thirteen of those arrested have no known gang affiliation but are deportable due to their criminal convictions or because they are in the U.S. illegally. Another 17 U.S. citizen gang members were also arrested on state warrants or criminal charges during the operation. More at ICE.gov
July 17, 2008 (San Ysidro, Calif.) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Ysidro and adjacent Otay Mesa passenger ports of entry detained eight people with outstanding felony arrest warrants and processed 235 immigration violations. More at CBP.gov
July 16, 2008 (Loveland, Colo.) - ICE agents arrested 18 illegal aliens at a concrete plant. The 18 men were administratively arrested for being in the United States illegally. One man is from El Salvador, while the rest are from Mexico. More at ICE.gov
July 14, 2008 (San Diego, Calif.) - Coast Guard Sector San Diego notified U.S. Customs and Border Protection marine interdiction and border patrol agents so they could intercept Mexican motor-powered vessel and detained nine undocumented Mexican nationals upon landing at Imperial Beach. More at CBP.gov
July 9, 2008 (Nashville, Tenn.) - Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested 24 immigration fugitives and violators during a five-day operation carried out by deportation officers assigned to the ICE New Orleans and Memphis Fugitive Operations Teams. Of those arrested, 22 were immigration fugitives. ICE officers also arrested one individual who illegally re-entered the U.S. after having been previously removed and one non-fugitive criminal alien who allegedly is a member of La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13). More at ICE.gov
July 3, 2008 (Laredo, Tex.) - Border Patrol agents from the Laredo North station detained 27 undocumented aliens after interdicting a smuggling attempt. After a service canine indicated the presence of people or contraband, agents opened a sealed tractor trailer to discover 27 people standing shoulder-to-shoulder in a narrow aisle between the cargo boxes. All of the people were undocumented aliens. More at CBP.gov
June 26, 2008 (Arlington, Wash.) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents executed a federal civil search warrant at an aircraft manufacturing plant, arresting 32 of the company's workers on administrative immigration violations. More at ICE.gov
June 26, 2008 (Garden City, Kan.) – A local team of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested 48 criminal, fugitive aliens and immigration violators in western Kansas as part of a five-day operation. Thirty-six of those arrested had previous criminal convictions, and are from El Salvador, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and Vietnam. More at ICE.gov
June 25, 2008 (Houston, Tex.) - ICE arrested more than 160 Action Rags USA employees for administrative immigration violations as part of a more than year-long ongoing investigation. More at ICE.gov
June 25, 2008 (Milwaukee, Wis.) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Fugitive Operations Team arrested 38 fugitive aliens and immigration violators in southeast Wisconsin area. Sixteen of those arrested were fugitives; 22 were immigration violators encountered by ICE officers during their targeted arrests. More at ICE.gov
June 25, 2008 (Omaha, Neb.) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Fugitive Operations Team arrested 44 fugitive aliens and immigration violators in central Nebraska. Twenty-eight of those arrested were fugitives; 16 were immigration violators encountered by ICE officers during their targeted arrests. Of the 44 apprehended, 10 have previous criminal convictions in addition to their administrative immigration violations. More at ICE.gov
June 25, 2008 (Chicago, Ill.) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Fugitive Operations Teams arrested 43 fugitive aliens and immigration violators in the Chicago metropolitan area. Twenty-five of those arrested were fugitives; 18 were immigration violators encountered by ICE officers during their targeted arrests. Of the 43 apprehended, 20 have previous criminal convictions in addition to their administrative immigration violations. More at ICE.gov
June 12, 2008 (Providence, R.I.) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 42 immigration fugitives and immigration violators during a law enforcement operation carried out by deportation officers assigned to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Rhode Island Fugitive Operations Team. Of those arrested, 21 are immigration fugitives. ICE officers also arrested 12 individuals who illegally re-entered the U.S. after having been previously removed and 9 other illegal aliens. More at ICE.gov
May 23, 2008 (Los Angeles, Calif.) - More than 900 criminal aliens, immigration fugitives and immigration violators have been removed from the United States or are facing deportation following a three-week enforcement surge by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Fugitive Operations Teams in California. ICE officers located and arrested a total of 905 immigration violators throughout the state, including 327 in the greater Los Angeles area. Of those arrested locally, 244 were immigration fugitives. More at ICE.gov
May 16, 2008 (Phoenix, Ariz.) - More than 35 criminal aliens, immigration fugitives, and immigration violators have been removed from the United States or are facing deportation. Of those taken into custody, 21 were immigration fugitives, aliens who have ignored final orders of deportation or who returned to the United States illegally after being removed. Seven of those arrested had criminal histories in addition to being in the country illegally. The majority of the immigration violators arrested during the special operation were from Mexico, but the group also included foreign nationals from Honduras and El Salvador. Since many of these individuals have already been through immigration proceedings, they are subject to immediate removal from the country. More at ICE.gov
May 16, 2008 (Miami, Fla.) - The Coast Guard Cutter Key Biscayne repatriated more than 70 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba who were interdicted in two separate events as a result of CBP Air and Marine efforts. More at CBP.gov
May 15, 2008 (Waterloo, Iowa) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted the investigation and made the arrests of 306 people at Agriprocessors Inc., in Postville, Iowa. Charges in complaints vary by individual and include allegations of aggravated identity theft, falsely using a Social Security number, illegally reentering the United States after being deported, and fraudulently using an alien registration card. More at ICE.gov
May 10, 2008 (Miami, Fla.) - The Coast Guard Cutter Key Biscayne repatriated 79 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, who were interdicted in four separate events, some involving Customs and Border Protection aircrew. More at USCG.mil
May 9, 2008 (Orlando, Fla.) - More than 80 individuals involved in various marriage fraud conspiracies throughout Florida were arrested this week following a joint investigation by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). More at ICE.gov
May 6, 2008 (Campo, Calif.) - U.S. Border Patrol agents prevented a human smuggling attempt, discovering 61 Mexican nationals in the back of a tractor-trailer. More at CBP.gov
April 26, 2008 (Miami, Fla.) - The Coast Guard Cutter Key Biscayne repatriated 61 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, who were interdicted in four separate events. More at USCG.mil
April 22, 2008 (San Juan, Puerto Rico) - The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Chincoteague repatriated a Colombian and 24 Dominican migrants to La Romana, Dominican Republic, following an at-sea interdiction by Department of Homeland Security law enforcement authorities. More at USCG.mil
April 17, 2008 (Dallas, Tex.) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested more than 300 foreign national workers at Pilgrim's Pride plants in five states who are suspected of committing identity theft and other criminal violations in order to obtain their jobs. More at ICE.gov
April 16, 2008 (Buffalo, N.Y.) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agents detained 45 illegal aliens at 10 different sites and arrested 11 individuals for conspiring to harbor illegal aliens who were smuggled into the United States to work in Mexican restaurants in four states. This operation involved approximately 130 ICE agents and 30 state and local law enforcement officers and began in May 2006. More at ICE.gov
April 15, 2008 (Miami, Fla.) - The crew of the Portsmouth, Va.-based Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane repatriated 247 Haitian migrants to Cap-Haitien, Haiti. More at USCG.mil
April 12, 2008 (Miami, Fla.) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Key Biscayne repatriated 12 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabanas, Cuba. More at USCG.mil
April 8, 2008 (Washington, D.C.) -U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents interviewed roughly 100 employees at a resort in Leesburg, Va. Agents arrested 53 immigration status violators and another six where apprehended outside the facility. The 59 men and woman are nationals of El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras, Bolivia, Peru and Argentina. All face removal proceedings. More at ICE.gov
April 7, 2008 (Miami, Fla.) - More than 330 immigration fugitives and violators were arrested following a two-week targeted enforcement action carried out by deportation officers assigned to the ICE's Miami Fugitive Operations Team. ICE deportation officers located and arrested 332 immigration violators: 147 in Miami-Dade, 104 in Broward and 81 in Palm Beach counties. Of those arrested, 300 were immigration fugitives, aliens who have ignored final orders of deportation. The remaining 32 were immigration violators who are amenable to removal and who have been convicted of various crimes. More at ICE.gov
April 4, 2008 (Miami, Fla.) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Drummond repatriated 20 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Confidence had interdicted a go-fast vessel carrying the migrants and two suspected smugglers 45 miles south of Key West.More at USCG.mil
April 2, 2008 (San Juan, Puerto Rico) - The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Matinicus repatriated 83 Dominican migrants to La Romana, Dominican Republic, following an at-sea interdiction by Department of Homeland Security law enforcement authorities. More at USCG.mil
March 31, 2008 (El Paso, Tex.) - Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Paso station arrested two men with lengthy criminal histories in two separate incidents after they attempted to illegally enter the United States. More at CBP.gov
March 22, 2008 (San Diego, Calif.) - Eleven Mexican migrants were apprehended by Coast Guard officers as they tried to illegally enter the United States by boat. More at USCG.mil
March 17, 2008 (Davenport, Iowa) - Two illegal aliens, the last of 20 others formerly employed by a West Burlington, Iowa, concrete company, were sentenced on immigration, identity-theft and document-fraud charges. All 20 of the aliens are from Mexico. More at ICE.gov
March 12, 2008 (Miami) - A Jamaican national with an extensive criminal history was sentenced to 60 months' imprisonment for illegally re-entering the country after being deported by ICE deportation officers. More at ICE.gov
March 7, 2008 (Las Cruces, N.M.) - A U.S. federal magistrate ordered two Mexican men detained with no bond after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents arrested them in connection with unlawfully transporting 30 illegal aliens inside a U-Haul van. All 30 illegal aliens were Mexican nationals. More at ICE.gov
March 5, 2008 (San Juan, Puerto Rico) - The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Matinicus repatriated 32 Dominicans, seven Ecuadorians and one Haitian migrant to La Romana, Dominican Republic, following an at-sea interdiction. Coast Guard law enforcement personnel detained two Dominicans, of the 42 migrants aboard the interdicted yola, for attempting to enter illegally into the United States or a U.S. Territory on four different occasions. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Puerto Rico accepted both illegal migrant cases for prosecution. More at USCG.mil
February 28, 2008 (Los Angeles) - Six suspects are in custody facing federal criminal charges after ICE agents executed a series of search and arrest warrants targeting a large-scale criminal organization suspected of smuggling several hundred illegal aliens a month into the Los Angeles area. More at ICE.gov
February 27, 2008 (Miami) - Crewmembers of Coast Guard Cutter Farallon repatriated 30 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cubañas, Cuba. The migrants were interdicted in four separate cases during a three-day period. More at USCG.mil
February 27, 2008 (Laredo, Tex.) - Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo North station rescued 10 illegal aliens from a smuggling attempt. The driver and the aliens were turned over to ICE agents. More at CBP.gov
February 26, 2008 (Detroit, Mich.) - An ICE Fugitive Operations Team, a local team of officers that track down criminal and fugitive aliens, arrested 225 aliens as part of a four-day, six-state operation. More at ICE.gov
February 26, 2008 (Wilmington, Del.) - Working with local and state agencies, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested a Mexican national on federal charges that he was producing and misusing immigration documents. The investigation was sparked when the Delaware State Police became suspicious of a package, leading to the discovery of approximately 200 suspected fraudulent I-551 resident alien cards (so-called green cards). More at ICE.gov
February 23, 2008 (Port Arthur, Tex.) - Two illegal aliens were detained by ICE agents during a multi-agency joint maritime operation conducted in the Sabine-Neches River and Intracoastal Waterway. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur, along with other federal, state and local enforcement agencies, conducted safety and security boarding operations with 11 law enforcement boats from High Island, Texas through the Intracoastal Waterway in Louisiana. During the six hours of operation, a total of 43 safety and security boardings were conducted. More at USCG.mil
February 15, 2008 (Laredo, Tex.) - ICE and CBP agents conducting routine immigration inspections arrested 85 illegal aliens and charged four truck driverswith illegal smuggling. More at ICE.gov
February 15, 2008 (Miami, Fla.) - Crews of the Coast Guard Cutters Farallon and Key Biscayne repatriated 102 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cubanas, Cuba. The migrants were interdicted during a three-day period during four separate cases. More at USCG.mil
February 14, 2008 (Phoenix, Ariz.) - More than 110 foreign-born criminals have been arrested and now face deportation as a result of a new operation involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and Maricopa County Adult Probation. Targets include illegal aliens with felony criminal records, as well as legal permanent U.S. residents whose criminal convictions make them subject to deportation. The arrests so far include people on probation for sex offenses, drug crimes, and aliens with prior convictions for violent crimes. More at ICE.gov
February 11, 2008 (San Diego, Calif.) - Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Fugitive Operations Teams in San Diego and Imperial counties in California arrested nearly 150 immigration violators from 16 countries during the last month, almost half of whom had criminal records in addition to being in the country illegally. More at ICE.gov
February 7, 2008 (Kingsville, Tex.) - Rio Grande Valley, Texas Border Patrol agents were checking a train near the Sarita, Texas checkpoint and found four subjects on a northbound freight train. All subjects were found to be citizens and nationals of Honduras illegally present in the United States. One subject was identified as a 27-year-old Honduran national with an arrest warrant from Virginia. More at CBP.gov
February 4, 2008 (Miami) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant repatriated 131 Haitian migrants to Port-au-Prince, Haiti.While conducting a law enforcement patrol, the Valiant's crew located a Haitian sail-freighter. Crewmembers launched the ship's two small boats, safely transported the migrants to the Valiant and destroyed the Haitian sail-freighter as a hazard to navigation. More at USCG.mil
January 24, 2008 (Miami) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Cobia repatriated 26 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cubañas, Cuba in two separate events. A cruise ship had located a rustic vessel and a Customs and Border Protection aircraft on patrol remained on scene until the Cutter Valiant could embark the 23 Cuban migrants. Three of these migrants are pending further transfer to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The crew of Cutter Farallon embarked three more migrants. More at USCG.mil
January 22, 2008 (Miami) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk repatriated 243 Haitian migrants to Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More at USCG.mil
January 22, 2008 (El Paso, Texas) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers performing anti-terror inspections at ports of entry in El Paso, West Texas and New Mexico identified 122 immigration violations this week, a significant increase from the 96 violations recorded last week. CBP officers also discovered prohibited agricultural items, uncovered numerous drug smuggling attempts, and identified other violations during the previous seven days. More at CBP.gov
January 16, 2008 (Niagara Falls, N.Y.) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported 94 Nigerian nationals yesterday, 55 of whom had criminal histories: sex crimes, assault, cruelty to a child, drug convictions, embezzlement, forgery, fraud and counterfeiting. Of the 13 other nationals, 6 had criminal histories. More at ICE.gov
January 14, 2008 (Miami) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Reliance disrupted two alleged smuggling operations in the Florida Straits. Reliance boarding teams were deployed to intercept the "go-fast" vessels. The men aboard the vessels were found to be in violation of immigration laws and were detained. More at USCG.mil
January 14, 2008 (San Juan, Puerto Rico) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Matinicus repatriated one Dominican and 11 Cuban illegal migrants to La Romana, Dominican Republic, and detained three other Dominican migrants for prosecution following an at-sea interdiction. Three Dominican migrants were identified through the use of biometrics (digital fingerprints and photographs) as having a history of illegal immigration or criminal activity in the United States or a U.S. territory. More at USCG.mil
January 9, 2008 (Santa Ana, Calif.) - The sister-in-law and nephew of a former Orange County engineer convicted of orchestrating a scheme to smuggle sensitive defense information to China face deportation following their arrest for their role in the espionage plot. More at ICE.gov
January 4, 2008 (Miami) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents, working jointly with Department of Defense Criminal Investigative Service and South Florida law enforcement officers, arrested seven men accused of fraudulently obtaining Florida commercial driver's licenses. More at ICE.gov
January 3, 2008 (San Juan, Puerto Rico) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Cushing repatriated 41 Dominican migrants to La Romana, Dominican Republic, following an at-sea interdiction. Ten migrants were identified through the use of biometrics (digital fingerprints and photographs) as having attempted to illegally enter the United States or a U.S. territory. More at USCG.mil
December 29, 2007 (Miami) - The crew of the Coast Guard CutterPea Island repatriated 30 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cubanãs, Cuba, and the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Venturous repatriated 34 Haitian migrants to Port au Prince, Haiti, subsequent to three separate at-sea interdictions. More at USCG.mil
December 20, 2007 (Baltimore, Md.) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced today that deportation officers assigned to the Baltimore Office made a record number of arrests in fiscal year 2007. The Baltimore Field Office area of responsibility covers all of Maryland. More at ICE.gov
December 20, 2007 (Indianapolis, Ind.) - A previously deported Mexican man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for illegally re-entering the United States, and possessing cocaine and a loaded handgun at the time of his arrest. This sentence is the result of an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. More at ICE.gov
December 19, 2007 (Los Angeles) - More than 20 Southern California gang members awaiting release from area jails and state prisons are facing new criminal charges today as a part of "Operation Winter Warning," an expanded effort to target incarcerated foreign national gang members for federal prosecution. More at ICE.gov
December 17, 2007 (St. Louis, Mo.) - Three local brothers, who unlawfully recruited illegal aliens to work as roofers in their St. Louis business, were each sentenced to a year in prison Monday. More at ICE.gov
December 12, 2007 (Texarkana, Texas) - Twenty-four people were arrested on complaints associated with identification document fraud and immigration violations in the Eastern District of Texas. The case is being investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. More at ICE.gov
December 11, 2007 (Chicago) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents here, in close partnership with local law enforcement agencies, arrested 21 aliens from Mexico during a two-day operation that targeted violent street members in the northwest suburbs. More at ICE.gov
December 9, 2007 (Miami) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Knight Island repatriated 29 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cubanãs, Cuba, Sunday who were interdicted in five separate events. More at USCG.mil
December 5, 2007 (Miami) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Sitkinak repatriated 44 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cubanãs, Cuba, Wednesday who were interdicted in three separate events. More at USCG.mil
November 26, 2007 (Miami) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Chandeleur repatriated 37 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cubanas, Cuba, who were interdicted in two separate events. More at USCG.mil
November 14, 2007 (San Juan, Puerto Rico) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Matinicus repatriated 29 Dominican migrants Tuesday to La Romana, Dominican Republic, while another seven Dominican migrants were detained for prosecution by the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Cushing following three at-sea interdictions. More at USCG.mil
October 22, 2007 (Miami) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Knight Island repatriated 56 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, who were interdicted at sea in four separate events. More at USCG.mil
October 15, 2007 (San Juan) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Matinicus repatriated 17 Dominicans in the last 72 hours to La Romana, Dominican Republic, and they detained two others for prosecution following two at-sea interdictions. More at USCG.mil
October 9, 2007 (Miami) - The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Knight Island repatriated 50 Cuban migrants Monday who had been interdicted at sea in two separate events. More at USCG.mil
October 3, 2007 (Los Angeles) - More than 1,300 criminal aliens, immigration fugitives, and immigration violators have been removed from the United States or are facing deportation following the largest special enforcement action ever carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Fugitive Operations Teams anywhere in the nation. More at ICE.gov
September 26, 2007 (Miami) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Kodiak Island repatriated 61 Cuban migrants, who were interdicted at sea in five separate events, to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, and the Cutter Sapelo repatriated 54 Dominican Republic Migrants to La Romana, Dominican Republic. More at USCG.mil
September 13, 2007 (Omaha, Neb.) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers here arrested 15 immigration fugitives in Lexington, Neb., during a two-day enforcement operation. More at ICE.gov
September 12, 2007 (Miami) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Knight Island repatriated 59 Cuban migrants, from five interdictions, to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba. More at USCG.mil
September 6, 2007 (Miami) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba repatriated 124 Haitian migrants to Cap Haitien, Haiti. More at USCG.mil
September 5, 2007 (Miami) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Knight Island repatriated 88 undocumented Cuban migrants from four separate interdiction's to Bahia de Cabanas, Cuba. More at USCG.mil
August 28, 2007 (Miami) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Sitkinak repatriated 93 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, Tuesday. The migrants were interdicted Friday and Saturday during seven separate cases. More at USCG.mil
August 27, 2007 (Omaha, Neb.) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested or identified 18 immigration fugitives, criminals and illegal aliens during a four-day enforcement operation in the metropolitan area here. More at ICE.gov
August 24, 2007 (Eastern Pacific Ocean) - The Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton intercepted two go-fast vessels between Wednesday and Thursday leading to repatriation of 10 Mexican nationals. More at USCG.mil
August 21, 2007 (Tucson, Ariz.) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol agents arrested 54 illegal aliens who were being smuggled in a motor home recreational vehicle. More at CBP.gov
August 14, 2007 (Miami, Fla.) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba repatriated 101 Haitian migrants to Cap Haitien, Haiti, Monday. More at USCG.mil
August 3, 2007 (San Juan, Puerto Rico) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Tempest repatriated 70 Dominicans and one Haitian today to La Romana, Dominican Republic, following an at-sea interdiction Wednesday. More at USCG. mil
July 29, 2007 (Miami, Fla.) - Cuban migrants interdicted in four events were repatriated by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Chandeleur to Bahia de Cabanas, Cuba. More at USCG.mil
July 20, 2007 (Dallas, Tex.) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested 274 illegal aliens, criminals, and immigration fugitives during a five-day enforcement operation here. Of the 274 aliens arrested, 137 have already been returned to Mexico. More at ICE.gov
July 7, 2007 (Miami, Fla.) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutters Yellowfin and Sawfish repatriated 101 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabanas, Cuba, Friday and Saturday, and transfered two suspected smugglers to Customs and Border Protection officials. More at USCG.mil
June 22, 2007 (Denver, Colo.) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced today that ICE agents and officers apprehended 38 criminal aliens, fugitive aliens, and other immigration status violators. More at ICE.gov
June 23, 2007 (San Juan, Puerto Rico) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Sapelo repatriated 18 Dominican migrants yesterday to La Romana, Dominican Republic, following an at-sea interdiction Thursday. More at USCG.mil
June 20, 2007 (Mission, Tex.) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol agents arrested 17 illegal aliens in a smuggling attempt yesterday. A CBP Air Interdiction Agent assisted in locating and apprehending the suspects. More at CBP.gov
June 15, 2007 (Miami, Fla.) - The Coast Guard repatriated a total of 137 migrants, who were caught during six different attempts to enter the United States illegally. More at USCG.mil
June 14, 2007 (San Ysidro, Calif.) - CBP officers discovered 20 undocumented migrants concealed in various areas of a California-plated recreational vehicle. More at CBP.gov
June 6, 2007 (Los Angeles, Calif.) – ICE agents indicted 56 suspected gang members on federal criminal charges as part of Operation Community Shield. More at ICE.gov
May 29, 2007 (Miami, Fla.) - Coast Guard Cutters Dauntless and Drummond repatriated 85 Cuban migrants, who were interdicted at sea in four separate events, to Bahia de Cabanas, Cuba. More at USCG.mil
May 24, 2007 (Springfield, Mo.) - Eight employees of a southwest Missouri poultry-processing plant have been charged in federal court with Social Security fraud and immigration violations in separate cases resulting from a two-year investigation.More at ICE.gov
May 22, 2007 (Yuma, Ariz.) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol agents assigned to the Yuma Sector’s Wellton Border Patrol Station apprehended 41 individuals, including two smugglers. More at CBP.gov
May 12, 2007 (San Juan, Puerto Rico) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Cushing repatriated 31 Dominican migrants yesterday to La Romana, Dominican Republic, following an at-sea interdiction by Puerto Rico and U.S. federal authorities. More at USCG.mil
May 11, 2007 (Marysville, Mich.) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol agents from the Port Huron, Mich. station, with the assistance of local police arrested two citizens of Guyana, both illegally present in the United States. More at CBP.gov
May 10, 2007 (Little Rock, Ark.) - Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today arrested nine males, two females and one juvenile male, all illegal aliens, employed by two different companies performing contract work at Camp Joseph T. Robinson Army National Guard Base. More at ICE.gov
May 1, 2007 (Newark, N.J.) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the successful completion of a three-week targeted law enforcement operation in New Jersey that resulted in the arrest of 217 immigration violators and alien fugitives, including 37 with criminal records. More at ICE.gov
April 30, 2007 (Miami) - The crew on the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute repatriated 366 Haitian migrants to Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. More at USCG.mil
April 27, 2007 (Ajo, Ariz.) - Border Patrol agents assigned to the Ajo Station, with the assistance of officers from the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, yesterday rescued three individuals stranded in the desert. More on CBP.gov
April, 27 2007 (Prescott, Ariz.) - A total of 35 immigration violators were arrested here this week during a joint three-day operation involving officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office. More at ICE.gov
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