107 Locals Arrested in ICE Sweep - 44 Deported So Far

by from media reports

Sun, Sep 10, 2006 4:47PM

According to media reports, 107 people from Santa Cruz, Watsonville and Holister have been arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in a sweep over Thursday and Friday. Of the immigrants, mostly from Mexico, but also from El Salvador, Guatemala and India, 44 have already been deported without prior access to lawyers. The rest are currently in custody (where?). Many of those arrested in "Operation Return to Sender" have lived in the United States for the majority of their lives, have homes and U.S. born children.

The Diocese of Monterey is holding a press conference on Wednesday at 3:30 at the Resurrection Church in Aptos.

Tens of thousands have been arrested, and hundreds have been deported this year by I.C.E.

Information obtained from:
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/archive/2006/September/10/local/stories/01local.htm
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/09/09/BAG3KL29O41.DTL

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