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-Lurid Crime Tales-

Immigration enforcement raids in at least 6 states

2017-02-11

U.S. immigration authorities arrested hundreds of undocumented immigrants in at least a half-dozen states this week in a series of raids that marked the first large-scale enforcement of President Donald Trump's Jan. 26 order to crack down on the estimated 11 million immigrants living here illegally.

The raids, which officials said targeted known criminals, also netted some immigrants who did not have criminal records, an apparent departure from similar enforcement waves during former President Barack Obama's administration that aimed to just corral and deport those who had committed crimes.

Trump has pledged to deport up to 3 million undocumented immigrants with criminal records. Last month he also made a change to the Obama administration's policy of prioritizing deportation for convicted criminals, substantially broadening the scope of who the Department of Homeland Security can target, to include those with only minor offenses or those with no convictions at all.

Posted by:Steve White

#10 Abu Uluque, not having a criminal record just means you haven't been convicted yet.

Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2017-02-11 19:17

I don't get it. If they're here illegally doesn't that make them criminals? Posted by: Abu Uluque

Posted by: Besoeker 2017-02-11 15:28

#8 The raids, which officials said targeted known criminals, also netted some immigrants who did not have criminal records,...

I don't get it. If they're here illegally doesn't that make them criminals?

Posted by: Abu Uluque 2017-02-11 14:34

#7 Illegal Invaders

Posted by: Frank G 2017-02-11 10:16

#6 There should be a PR push on as well to make sure that legals are identified to be left alone and that legals helping ID the ills would be rewarded in some way.

Maybe play up the Elian Gonzales episode and reinstate the wet-foot dry-foot for Cubans.

Posted by: AlanC 2017-02-11 09:09

#5 Immigrant rights groups said they were planning protests in response to the raids, including one Friday evening in Federal Plaza in New York City, and a vigil in Los Angeles.

Target rich environments.

And they are not immigrants and shouid *never* be granted any sort of immigration process or hearing.

Posted by: CrazyFool 2017-02-11 09:04

#4 - meant to "send a message to the community that the Trump deportation force is in effect.

He speaks as if that is a bad thing...

Posted by: CrazyFool 2017-02-11 09:00

#3 So, INS (unlike State) works with this POTUS. How about ordering them to take all the 9th circuit's "refugees" into custody until the matter is resolved?

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-02-11 04:10

#2 approximately 160 people detained in the operation

In six states? There are that many day workers at the local center.

Posted by: Skidmark 2017-02-11 03:33

'Cracking' down.

Posted by: Besoeker 2017-02-11 02:36

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