Forty-Nine undocumented workers Detained at Seymour Johnson AFB, NC

wral.com ^ | 7-6-05 | Kelsey Carlson

[millefleur]

Forty-Nine Undocumented Workers Detained At Seymour Johnson POSTED: 11:49 am EDT July 6, 2005 UPDATED: 2:55 pm EDT July 6, 2005 SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE -- Dozens of illegal immigrants who were caught working at one of North Carolina's military bases are behind bars. Authorities say at least 50 illegal immigrants were picked up Wednesday at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. Forty-nine undocumented workers were arrested at Seymour Johnston Air Force Base Wednesday morning. WRAL has learned they were working on the base when it was discovered that they did not have the proper paperwork.

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[Lee'sGhost]

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[Puppage]

Forty-Nine undocumented workers Detained at Seymour Johnson

No, 49 ILLEGAL ALIENS were detained.

[Constitution Day]

Thanks, but I beat ya. ;^)

[Lion in Winter]

HOLY MOLEY!! And we are at WAR!

[Constitution Day]

Operation at N.C. Air Force base nets immigration arrests

The Associated Press
July 6, 2005   2:47 pm

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Federal authorities arrested 49 contract workers Wednesday at Seymour Johnson Air Force base on immigration violations, officials said.

The workers were laborers, including construction workers, and had no access to military files, said base spokesman Capt. Allen Herritage.

Authorities detained the workers early Wednesday "after becoming aware that contract workers had entered the base under false pretenses," Herritage said.

The workers were not hired by Seymour Johnson but rather by outside firms, he said.

The base is located in Goldsboro, about 50 miles southeast of Raleigh.

Neither Herritage nor Sue Brown, spokeswoman for the U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Atlanta, could identify the nationalities of those arrested.

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Raleigh did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment.

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[Lee'sGhost]

LOL! It wasn't there when I started typing.

[Calusa]

Well.. wait, so who's gonna pick up the garbage?

[millefleur]

right you are puppage, they are illegal aliens, but I was following the rules about keeping the original title : )

[Constitution Day]

Not a problem. I do appreciate the heads-up!

[cjshapi]

Why did the words Seymour Johnson seem to jump off the screen?

[martin_fierro]

Seymour Johnson

*snicker*

[Dad yer funny]

of course the contractor will say they had the proper documents when he hired them , BTW , the forgeries are pretty good now

[darkwing104]

I hope they arrest the contractors also...At least terminate their contracts and fine them into bankruptcy.

[millefleur]

and the company that hired them also does security work.
this country is in trouble!

[Red Badger]

They won't see more of Johnson any more......

[Sterco]

They are only illegally invading the US bases that nobody else wants to illegally invade. I love this nations security. What a f---ing joke. I feel real secure right now, how about you?

[Constitution Day]

LOL, we always thought that was pretty funny as well.

[Puppage]

right you are puppage, they are illegal aliens, but I was following the rules about keeping the original title : )

I understand, I was just voicing my dismay with the headline.