Thursday, September 28, 2017

ICE arrests hundreds of immigrants in 'sanctuary cities' around the nation, California

Via Billy

ICE agents search Esteban Amigon, center left, and Sergio Rodriguez, right, as the men are processed at the ICE downtown staging facility in Los Angeles.

Immigration officials on Thursday announced hundreds of arrests in an operation targeting communities where police and elected officials have refused to fully cooperate on enforcing federal immigration laws.

ICE said it arrested 167 people in and around Los Angeles, a region in which several cities and counties have been tagged by justice officials as being so-called sanctuaries — a loosely defined term used to describe local governments that restrict police from assisting immigration authorities in identifying and detaining people suspected of being in the country illegally.

Arrests were also made in San Francisco and San Jose. Overall, ICE said it arrested nearly 500 people across the country over the last few days.

More @ LA Times

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