Immigration crackdown leads to arrests at Sikorsky

Stamford Advocate (CT) ^ | 1/8/2003

[Fixit]

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- An immigration crackdown has led to the arrests of several illegal aliens working for subcontractors at Sikorsky Aircraft in Stratford.

Seven suspects, five men and two women, were brought into U.S. District Court shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday, charged with misusing Social Security numbers and having false alien registration cards.

... the seven were turned over to the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service.

The seven work for subcontractors ... All had obtained security clearance badges by allegedly using false information, authorities said.

As a result, they had access to classified areas and possibly sensitive materials. However, none of the seven was charged with stealing classified materials or being involved in terrorist activities.

Supervisor Assistant U.S. Attorney James Glasser, said the raid was part of federal crackdown.

"This is part of an ongoing program to insure the security of our nation's defense and protect the infrastructure at our defense facilities," Glasser said.

[Fixit]

I searched and did not see this posted.

Not a big story, but maybe part of a larger national trend to clean up sloppy work done in the past.

[Psalm 73]

A major military deployment is definitely the wrong time to have illegal aliens working at defense installations.
FYI - Sikorsky Aircraft are the makers of Black Hawk (UH/MH-60) helicopters for the Army and Navy, and Super Stallions (CH/MH-53E) for the Marines.
Also the Presidential helicopters, and the brand-new Comanche attack helicopters.
(Yea, I know I left out a lot, just trying to be quick and dirty).