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Over 680 arrested in U.S. immigration raids: homeland security secretary
Source: Reuters
U.S. | Mon Feb 13, 2017 | 5:30pm EST
Over 680 arrested in U.S. immigration raids: homeland security secretary
By Julia Edwards Ainsley | WASHINGTON
U.S. immigration officers have arrested more than 680 people in recent operations, 75 percent of whom have criminal records, the homeland security chief said on Monday of actions that have alarmed immigrant rights groups.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said the operations were routine and consistent with regular operations carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.
Immigration rights advocates say agents are deporting migrants indiscriminately and that the operations, which they describe as raids, do not take into account an immigrant's threat level or family ties to the United States.
Kelly said in a statement that crimes committed by the illegal immigrants ranged from homicide to driving under the influence of alcohol.
Some of the immigrants arrested had ignored final orders of deportation, according to ICE, the agency responsible for immigrant arrests and deportations. The agency did not specify its reasoning for a handful of immigrants other than that they were in the country illegally.
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Over 680 arrested in U.S. immigration raids: homeland security secretary
By Julia Edwards Ainsley | WASHINGTON
U.S. immigration officers have arrested more than 680 people in recent operations, 75 percent of whom have criminal records, the homeland security chief said on Monday of actions that have alarmed immigrant rights groups.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said the operations were routine and consistent with regular operations carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.
Immigration rights advocates say agents are deporting migrants indiscriminately and that the operations, which they describe as raids, do not take into account an immigrant's threat level or family ties to the United States.
Kelly said in a statement that crimes committed by the illegal immigrants ranged from homicide to driving under the influence of alcohol.
Some of the immigrants arrested had ignored final orders of deportation, according to ICE, the agency responsible for immigrant arrests and deportations. The agency did not specify its reasoning for a handful of immigrants other than that they were in the country illegally.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-raids-idUSKBN15S2AQ
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