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  • Mentor restaurant part of five-state raid (Jalapeno Loco in Mentor is mentioned-smuggling illegals)

    04/17/2008 1:07:56 AM PDT · by Las Vegas Dave · 20 replies · 782+ views
    blog.cleveland.com ^ | April 16, 2008 | Robert L. Smith
    CLEVELAND (AP) -- Federal immigration authorities raided seven Mexican restaurants in four states Wednesday, arresting 56 people, including 11 accused of conspiring to harbor illegal immigrants. The immigrants were primarily undocumented Mexicans forced to staff the restaurants for long hours with little pay to work off smuggling fees and rent, authorities said. Ten individuals were arrested in Mentor and Willoughby in northeast Ohio, at Jalapeno Loco Mexican Restaurant and two houses, said Greg Palmore, spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Two face charges of conspiring to harbor illegal immigrants and the rest face immigration violations. The arrests began at...