Posted on 02/10/2017 8:17:28 PM PST by 11th_VA
U.S. immigration authorities arrested hundreds of unauthorized 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.
Carl Rusnok, spokesman for the Dallas-based regional office of Immigration and Customs Enforcements, said he knew of no local operations as a result of Trump's executive order.
"There are always things going on on a daily basis," Rusnok added. "People don't sit on their hands here. That is nothing new."
In San Antonio, U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro confirmed that ICE agents were conducting raids and arrests across the state.
And in Austin, the Mexican Consulate confirmed that 30 Mexican immigrants were detained by ICE on Friday and 14 were detained Thursday. By comparison, the Austin consulate had seen an average of four to five Mexican immigrants detained daily in recent years...
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Good!!
Only 29,999,966 to go.
Ants under the magnifying glass, keep up the good work. Shame Hussein.
Get ready for even more sob stories from millions who have zero respect for our laws and rules. Zip.
Yes!
Best!
President!
Ever!
Fantastic!!! Every time I read about an illegal alien being deported, I cheer. Hopefully Jose Vargas gets shipped back to the Philippines soon. Need some visible deportations, not just the anonymous folks.
Many will start going back home.
I wish they would target the west coast.
After 8 years of tyranny, this is such welcome news!
Judeo Christian Values, welcome.
ISLAM, the word itself means conquer.
I’m waiting for the day a parade of illegals are out there yelling and screaming and demanding ‘rights’, all the while destroying property, flipping the bird to Americans, and leaving a pile of trash behind.
Then ICE moves in and takes care of business. On camera.
And this is a bad thing because...?
Best. Election. Ever. EVER!
Send them to Milwaukeestan, Wisconsin.
Every May Day - they’re out there, rioting for their rights as illegals! (Why this is tolerated, I do not know.)
I have a sneaking suspicion that we WON’T be seeing these mass gatherings for quite some time to come.
God Bless President Trump! :)
Have to admit “unauthorized” is a new one . The Lib media types must have focus groups to come up w/ new euphemisms for “illegal” .
Guess using “illegal” then saying “usually they just focus on criminals” would be illogical even for liberal , so hence “unauthorized”
ICE visited Los Angeles. There are other stories out there.
The US Catholic Conference of Bishops is deeply saddened. Less money in their coffers when there are fewer illegals.
Why isn’t this unconstitutional?
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