US immigration agents arrest hundreds in nationwide sweep

[brassmonkey]

(Foreign nationals are arrested during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Los Angeles, Feb. 7, 2017.Charles Reed/US Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP)

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have arrested hundreds of people in a nationwide sweep in what they called a routine "enforcement surge."

The moves, however, were seen by immigration advocates as a consequence of President Donald Trump's recent executive orders on immigration.

According to officials cited by The Associated Press, the five-day operation was designed to round up undocumented immigrants who have criminal histories and pending deportation orders.

Hundreds of arrests - from Atlanta to Chicago to New York, Los Angeles, North Carolina, and South Carolina - drew backlash from several immigration advocacy groups. ICE officials arrested about 160 people in Southern California alone.

"This is not normal," said Angelica Salas, the Director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA) in a news conference on Friday. "We have responded to raids in the past and this is what sweeps ... large numbers of people picked up in a very short period of time, look like," she said.

Though attorneys and immigration advocates accused ICE agents of using traffic stops and checkpoints as part of the enforcement surge, the agency denied those allegations, The Associated Press said, citing agency officials who warned that the "rash of recent reports about purported ICE checkpoints and random sweeps are false, dangerous, and irresponsible."

(Immigrant rights' advocates and others join others protesting President Donald Trump's immigration order at Castle Clinton National Monument in New York's Battery Park.AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

According to an unnamed Department of Homeland Security official cited by The Washington Post, civilians who lacked documentation, but had no criminal history were also rounded up alongside people known by the agency to have criminal records - a result of Trump's recently expanded immigration rules.

"Big cities tend to have a lot of illegal immigrants," the DHS official said. "They're going to a target-rich environment."

"We cannot understate the level of panic and terror that is running through many immigrant communities," said Walter Barrientos, a member of the nonprofit organization Make the Road New York.

Barrientos said ICE agents were "not just detaining individuals they are looking for ... but in fact, taking anyone else in the community, or in these homes who does not have immigration status at the moment, or who is not able to prove citizenship."

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[MiamiBoyz]

[CaptainHowdy]

That was expected ...

[brassmonkey]

[King Mark]

Not a fan of Trump's immigration ban, but I have no problem with this surge. The criminals can go back. We have enough of our own.

[JohnnyClips - BANNED FOR LIFE]

Originally Posted by Dead Eye

Not a fan of Trump's immigration ban, but I have no problem with this surge. The criminals can go back. We have enough of our own.

Why aren't you a fan of his immigration ban? Makes absolutely no sense

[King Mark]

Originally Posted by JohnnyClips

Why aren't you a fan of his immigration ban? Makes absolutely no sense

Because it's fuckin stupid.

[JohnnyClips - BANNED FOR LIFE]

Originally Posted by Dead Eye

Because it's fuckin stupid.

That's not an argument

[Bladewire]

[Pete]

Good get rid of them!

[King Mark]

Originally Posted by JohnnyClips

That's not an argument

There's no argument. Just a fact.

[Jigster715]

Until INS can get its head out of its ass the ban is not a bad idea.
Vetting?

[Paul Markham]

Originally Posted by Dead Eye

Because it's fuckin stupid.

A wall is better than a fence, install motion detectors and it's even better. The cost of building will be lower than the cost of allowing illegal migrants into the country.

Another good step would be fines of up to $100,000 per illegal migrant employed or housed. That money would go straight to ICE to put more Americans to work chasing criminals. Faced with that fine those profiting from illegal migration would soon sack or evict them. Making them return.

Next step would be to take away driving licenses, non-emergency healthcare including childbirth when possible. Making children born to illegal migrants wards of the court after their parents are deported would be another good deterrent. Unless the illegals take the child back with them.

Every illegal migrant does a job an American could do, they would want a higher wages though, which is good for America.

So far all you have is the promise of a Wall and not a President determined to bring more people in.

[pornguy]

Cant wait to see the price of a head of lettuce at 23$.

[DBS.US]

[brassmonkey]

Originally Posted by pornguy

Cant wait to see the price of a head of lettuce at 23$.

you are full of shit!!!! there are so many avenues. community service,retired,students,low level jail inmates. america ran itself long ago! no help from outsiders. sure the railroad was built by cheap labor. stop blowing smoke up peoples asses!!!

[brassmonkey]

Originally Posted by DBS.US

[ErectMedia]

Originally Posted by brassmonkey

[DBS.US]

Originally Posted by brassmonkey

[pimpmaster9000]

Originally Posted by brassmonkey

you are full of shit!!!! there are so many avenues. community service,retired,students,low level jail inmates. america ran itself long ago! no help from outsiders. sure the railroad was built by cheap labor. stop blowing smoke up peoples asses!!!

Oh right Americans were just standing in line for these shit jobs but people just decided to hire illegals for shits and giggles...

[King Mark]

Originally Posted by crucifissio

Oh right Americans were just standing in line for these shit jobs but people just decided to hire illegals for shits and giggles...

all of these failed webmasters and sig whores scraping by are going to be the first ones that feel too good to pick grapes. Too entitled to slaughter animals for 12 hours a day, 6 days a week for minimum wage.

The criminals can go, everybody else can stay. Need to stay.

[brassmonkey]

Originally Posted by Dead Eye

all of these failed webmasters and sig whores scraping by are going to be the first ones that feel too good to pick grapes. Too entitled to slaughter animals for 12 hours a day, 6 days a week for minimum wage.

The criminals can go, everybody else can stay. Need to stay.

sounds personal man