Operation Motor City Nabs 63 Illegal Immigrants

June 8, 2006 in Border Security, Crime and Justice, Illegal Immigration, Media, U.S. Domestic Policy

From the Detroit Free Press  

They called it Operation Motor City, and for five days, federal agents working late-night shifts in unmarked cars shadowed illegal immigrants living in towns and cities across southeast Michigan.

By Wednesday, 63 immigrants — most of them from Eastern European countries and ranging in age from 10 to 60 — were in the process of being deported in one of the largest roundups yet in an ongoing effort to clear Michigan and Ohio of an estimated 4,500 illegal immigrants.

It is a start.. still have a long way to go though.

Two were criminals — one convicted on a charge of auto theft and another for selling drugs, officials said.

Why were two convicted felons not deported after their conviction?

ICE agents detained 43 of the immigrants in local county jails. Wayne, Calhoun and Monroe counties have contracts with the federal government to house immigrants awaiting deportation or hearings.

The other 20 immigrants were allowed to remain in their homes but will still be deported and must check in regularly with immigration officials until then.

So Much for ending Catch and Release…

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