"We were picking up a population of people who not only illegal in that instance, but actually criminal illegals who had committed crimes in the past,"
Posted on 10/09/2007 6:19:07 PM PDT by yorkie
A summer surge against gang violence has yielded more than 1,300 arrests since June, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said.
"We've arrested the worst of the worst," Assistant Homeland Security Secretary for ICE Julie Myers said at a Tuesday press conference announcing the results.
Community Shield is part of a nationwide crackdown on gangs, with the goal of taking some of the most violent illegal immigrants off the streets.
The surge in arrests is aimed at gang members -- illegal immigrants who law enforcement sources say have been terrorizing communities across the country.
"We've arrested quite a number of very serious criminals, individuals who frankly have worn out their welcome by coming [to] this country illegally and committing more crimes when they got here," Myers said.
Law enforcement has plucked suspected gang members from the streets of more than 30 cities -- including New York, Boston, Miami, San Diego, Oklahoma City, Dallas and Raleigh.
Among the gangs targeted were some of the nation's most notorious: Bloods and Crips, MS-13, the Latin Kings, and the 18th Street Gang. Some of those arrested -- many of whom are illegal immigrants -- will face criminal prosecution in U.S. courts, others deportation.
The campaign is part of a broad strategy aimed at aggressively expanding the enforcement of immigration laws. Speaking about one recent raid during an exclusive interview with ABC News last week, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said to expect more.
"We were picking up a population of people who not only illegal in that instance, but actually criminal illegals who had committed crimes in the past," Chertoff said. "And I'd have to ask myself, and ask any community in the country, do you really want illegal aliens with criminal records staying in your community?"
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“The surge in arrests is aimed at gang members — illegal immigrants who law enforcement sources say have been terrorizing communities across the country”
D U H........
Terrorist crackdown targets terrorists!
DUI crackdown targets drunk drivers!
It is what it is.
There was nowhere to click for National News - so I clicked on Miscellaneous - and it ended up in General Chat. Sorry.
1000 out of 1300 were illegals?
This is a joke statement right? Weren't these lovelies going to get amnesty under that POS legislation they wanted to pass recently?
Fixed it for you. You were surfing around the General/Chat forum, and clicked Post from there. It happens.
Thank you!
I love these stories from major media sources. Since this is a conservative site you can pretty much predict what the responses are going to be like. The best is reading the comments posted from the source itself. No matter what paper, no matter what region of the country, the overwhelming majority of people want the illegals to go.
Do we really want illegal aliens? They are all criminals. They are breaking the law.
Well, there you go... Gang members who are illegal aliens get a “get out of jail free card.”
For some reason, sanctuary cities do!
I *still* for the life of me can’t figure that out...
[boggles]
1300 divided by 4 mnths = 325 per mnth
What a joke.
"We were picking up a population of people who not only illegal in that instance, but actually criminal illegals who had committed crimes in the past,"
Some one send a bill to Mexico and the rest of the countries sending their criminal elements.
Hmmm...
I think of small cattle ranches and peaceful Mt. Pilot near Mayberry...
America seems so long ago...Distant.
Last night Vicente Fox told Larry King the U.S. is giving mexico $2 Billion for drug war over 2 years. Fox might be a good running mate for Hil. Larry King was a total wuss and never made him actually answer the questions asked by viewers. Maybe we could gather up all the money we spend on crimmigrant welfare and pay them to leave AFTER we finish the fence.
He's still on? Figured he's be sitting on a porch in the Smoky's, shooting beer cans with a BB gun.
A long time ago I was told everyone goes on his show because his softballs are so easy to hit.
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