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March 2, 2009 (San Diego) - The Coast Guard intercepted 22 Mexican nationals suspected of attempting to enter the country illegally just northwest of the U.S./Mexican border. More at USCG.mil
February 24, 2009 (Bellingham, Wash.) - ICE agents arrested 28 foreign nationals on administrative immigration violations at a local engine manufacturing company. ICE initiated the investigation after the arrest of a criminal illegal alien who had previously worked at the company. Further investigation of the company's hiring records revealed that some workers may have obtained employment using false Social Security numbers and other counterfeit identity documents. The illegal workers will be placed in deportation proceedings. Of the 28, 25 are Mexican nationals, one was Salvadoran, one Guatemalan and one Honduran. More at ICE.gov
February 23, 2009 (Miami) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Spencer returned 214 Haitian migrants to Cap Haitien, Haiti after the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Pea Island located a grossly overloaded sail freighter about 23 miles east of Cuba. More at USCG.mil
February 19, 2009 (Charlotte, N.C.) - Ten foreign-born gang members with ties to local violent street gangs were arrested following an ICE-led operation.Those arrested were illegally present in the United States and are now in ICE custody. Four of them, although administratively arrested, were referred to the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina for possible criminal prosecution due to criminal offenses including drug and firearm possession and re-entering the United States after deportation. More at ICE.gov
February 9, 2009 (Tucson, Ariz.) - CBP agents arrested 77 Mexican nationals after camera operators identified the unusually large group crossing the international border fence from Mexico. As the group crossed, a coordinated effort between agents of the Douglas and nearby Naco stations, along with Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine, resulted in the arrest of 77 individuals. More at CBP.gov
February 4, 2009 (San Clemente, Calif.) - Border Patrol agents apprehended 12 Mexican nationals suspected of illegally entering the country at sea using a smuggling boat. More at CBP.gov
February 3, 2009 (Atlanta) - ICE officers arrested 92 fugitives aliens and three immigration violators throughout Georgia and the Carolinas during a four-day initiative. Of those arrested, 92 had final orders of deportation, three were immigration violators encountered during the course of the targeted operation; 24 of those arrested had previous criminal convictions that spanned from DUI, larceny and felony credit card fraud, assault, and first degree burglary. More at ICE.gov
February 3, 2009 (Miami) - ICE officers arrested 117 fugitive aliens and immigration violators during a five-day fugitive enforcement operation. ICE officers arrested 89 immigration fugitives who ignored lawful orders of removal and 28 other immigration violators. Of the 117 arrested, 30 had criminal histories that spanned from assault, battery, DUI, aggravated battery, trespassing, larceny, burglary, resisting arrest, soliciting prostitution, cocaine possession, marijuana possession, molestation and transporting narcotics. More at ICE.gov
February 1, 2009 (San Diego) - The U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team San Diego interdicted two separate vessels that tried to illegally enter the U.S. The eight illegal immigrants identified on board were turned over to Maritime Task Force officers for further processing. U.S. Customs and Border Protection marine enforcement agents took custody of the two vessels. More at USCG.mil
January 30, 2009 (Miami) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Diligence returned 242 Haitian migrants to Port-au-Prince, Haiti after the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Seneca located a grossly overloaded 50-foot sail freighter about 25 miles west of Ile de la Tortue, Haiti and immediately began rescue efforts due to the large number of migrants aboard the unseaworthy vessel and rapidly increasing seas and winds in the area. More at UCSG.mil
January 22, 2009 (Miami) - Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Seneca returned 61 Haitian migrants to Cap Haitien, Haiti, after rescuing them from their overloaded vessel in the waters northwest of Pointe Ouest, Ile de la Tortue, Haiti. More at USCG.mil
January 20, 2009 (Denver) - ICE agents arrested 45 fugitives and immigration violators throughout Colorado during a three-day initiative. Of those arrested, 28 were fugitives who already had final orders of deportation and 17 were immigration violators encountered by ICE officers during their targeted arrests. Of the total arrested, 28 had criminal convictions, including sexual assault of a child, car theft and resisting arrest. More at ICE.gov
January 16, 2009 (Dallas) - ICE officers arrested 69 fugitive aliens and other immigration violators from China, El Salvador, Guatemala, India, Mexico and Venezuela. Of those arrested, 55 had final orders of deportation and 14 were immigration violators. More at ICE.gov
January 15, 2009 (Boston) - Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Seneca returned 37 Haitian migrants to Port au Prince, Haiti. More at USCG.mil
January 14, 2009 (Miami) - Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Seneca returned 37 Haitian migrants to Port au Prince, Haiti. More at USCG.mil
January 13, 2009 (Miami) - The Coast Guard Cutter Seneca returned 100 Haitian migrants to Cap Haitien, Haiti, after the Coast Guard Cutters Bear and Seneca rescued them from their grossly overloaded vessel in the waters northeast of Cuba. More at USCG.mil
January 7, 2009 (Miami) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Chandeleur repatriated 63 Cuban migrants from four separate interdictions at sea in six days to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba. More at USCG.mil
January 5, 2009 (Miami) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bear repatriated 218 Haitian migrants from three separate interdictions at sea in five days to Cap Haitien, Haiti. More at USCG.mil
January 4, 2009 (Miami) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Kodiak Island repatriated 39 Cuban migrants, from three separate interdictions at sea to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba. More at USCG.mil
December 23, 2008 (Miami) - ICE agents arrested 110 fugitive aliens and immigration violators in a five-day targeted fugitive enforcement operation in Miami, Broward, Palm Beach, Orlando, and Tampa areas. Of those arrested, 81 were immigration fugitives who ignored lawful orders of removal and went into hiding and 24 had criminal histories that spanned from aggravated assault, battery, marijuana possession, cocaine possession, heroin possession, trespassing, disorderly conduct, resisting officer with violence, sexual battery, social security fraud, burglary, carrying concealed firearm, larceny, grand theft and lewd and lascivious assault on a child. More at ICE.gov
December 19, 2008 (Dallas) - ICE agents arrested 84 fugitive aliens and other immigration violators in Dallas and surrounding communities as part of a five-day operation. Of those arrested, 64 had final orders of deportation; the remaining 20 were immigration violators. More at ICE.gov
December 11, 2008 (Sturgis, Mich.) - ICE agents, in partnership with local law enforcement officers, arrested six illegal alien gang members from Mexico. One of the individuals arrested provided fraudulent documents to the gang members. The operation targeted foreign-born members and associates of the Sureños 13 and Southside 18 street gangs. All six of the individuals were illegally present in the U.S. and will face deportation proceedings. More at ICE.gov
December 10, 2008 (Whiting, Ind.) - ICE agents arrested 15 illegal aliens working as contract janitorial workers, 14 from Mexico and one from Guatemala. ICE initiated the investigation after receiving information that illegal aliens had access to secure areas of the plant. ICE identifies oil refineries as critical infrastructure, which are vulnerable to sabotage, attack or exploitation. More at ICE.gov
December 4, 2008 (Lake Charles, La.) - The Lake Charles Border Patrol station assisted Louisiana State Police by translating for 31 Spanish-speaking subjects at a worksite during a search for a fugitive. The wanted subject was not among the group, but 29 of the individuals were illegally present in the United States. More at CBP.gov
December 4, 2008 (Boise, Idaho) - ICE agents arrested 16 Mexican nationals on administrative immigration violations at an Idaho wood framing company. The illegal workers, all of whom are male, were employed by Idaho Truss in Nampa, Idaho, and will be placed in deportation proceedings. Some of the workers may have secured employment using false Social Security numbers and other counterfeit identity documents. More at ICE.gov
This page was last reviewed/modified on March 3, 2009.
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