"In the past, it was easier for ICE agents to locate and244 immigrants arrested in four-day sweep across Southern California - LA Times
deport immigrants who had been convicted of crimes. The agency would contact
local jails and ask that such inmates be held until an ICE van could pick them
up.
But last year, a federal judge found that practice illegal,
prompting hundreds of counties to stop honoring the detainer requests. As a
result, ICE officials say they have to rely on costly and dangerous manhunts or
multiday sweeps like the one conducted last week."
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More than 240 people were taken into federal custody last
week across Southern California after a four-day sweep for immigrants with
criminal records in the country illegally, authorities announced Monday.
week across Southern California after a four-day sweep for immigrants with
criminal records in the country illegally, authorities announced Monday.
The enforcement action ended Thursday with 244 foreign
nationals in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement — the majority
of them with at least one felony conviction on their record, authorities said.
nationals in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement — the majority
of them with at least one felony conviction on their record, authorities said.
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