56 ILLEGAL ALIENS ARRESTED BY ICE AT CONSTRUCTION SITE

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ^ | 2-22-06 | Press Release for ICE

[doug from upland]

56 ILLEGAL ALIENS ARRESTED BY ICE AT CONSTRUCTION SITE

ICE executes a criminal search warrant against Reich Installation Services Inc.

CARTHAGE, Mo. - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents here arrested 56 illegal aliens this morning following the execution of a criminal search warrant against Reich Installation Services Inc. of Pewaukee, Wis.

The search warrant was executed at the Schreiber Foods construction site at 1206 W. Fairview, Carthage, Mo. Reich Installation Services is employed as a sub-contractor at this site. In addition to arresting the aliens working at the site, the criminal search warrant authorized seizure of business, financial and personnel records, as well as computers maintained by Reich Installation.

Of the 56 aliens administratively arrested today for illegally residing in the United States, 28 were Reich Installation employees. Eight others worked for Top Flight, another construction site contractor. The aliens all claim to be citizens of Mexico. ICE agents are still interviewing and processing the aliens for deportation.

“Reich Installation Services has been associated with at least two other U.S. sites where illegal aliens have been arrested within the last year,” said Elissa Brown, ICE special agent-in-charge of the Chicago office. “Employers must get the message that hiring illegal aliens is against the law. ICE will especially scrutinize those employers who are repeatedly identified in these operations.” Brown oversees the ICE Office of Investigations for a six-state area, including: Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky and Wisconsin.

It is against federal law to knowingly hire or continue to employ illegal aliens. Punishments range from $200 per paperwork violation to $10,000 per hiring violation, to include potential prison sentences.

Today's operation is part of ICE's comprehensive strategy for worksite enforcement aimed at promoting national security, protecting critical infrastructure, and ensuring fair labor standards.

Carthage Police Department and Jasper County Sheriff's Department assisted ICE with executing this criminal search warrant.

According to its website, Reich Installation Services Inc. nationally designs and installs custom warehouse distribution systems in factories and warehouses in excess of five million square feet.

This is an ongoing investigation.

[cripplecreek]

Shortly after 9/11 there were a couple of border patrol agents who were fired here in Michigan for raising a stink about our porous borders. Bill Oreilly had them on his show several times. I'm not sure what ever became of them.

[Boston Blackie]

The country has been invaded and that is a recognized distress signal.

[KarlInOhio]

Will the contractor call up his congressman who will tell ICE to put a stop to this like so many other enforcement efforts have been?

[glowworm]

Several years ago when I was sitting in the bar after work when some guys I knew from another shop came in and told me that the INS had arrested 26 illegals from their shop. Unfortunately most of those were back inside of a week.

I think all these arrests and penalties should be followed up.. I have heard many reports today that, in the past, these employers go right to their Congresscritter and get ICE to drop and even get ICE employees punished. One I heard was a Senator with a "R" button.

[Mogollon]

I heard today on Rush that there is an article out that says members of the US Senate and the US House have interfered by directing that the INS not enforce the law. As a matter of fact he said that the INS chief was forced to resign because he was enforcing the law. If this is true then those Senators and Congressmen should be in jail, like NOW.

Can we file charges or are they above the law?

They're above the law. The only thing we can do is find out who they are and target them for defeat in the next election.

[Future Snake Eater]

Thanks. That's more like it. Here's some more:

That is how the flag is supposed to look, and how it should always be thought of in the minds of Americans.

[the anti-liberal]

"You would think that the fact that they all had the same SSN would have tipped them off."

Images brought to you by Michelle Malkin.

[Boston Blackie]

Public Law 829 (77th Congress) Sec. 4(a) :
"The flag should never be displayed with the union down
SAVE AS A SIGNAL OF DIRE DISTRESS"
The flying of your Flag upside-down represents that you see
"This Country IS In Crisis"
This flag shall remain tattered and upside down as a sign of Constitutional distress!

[RS]

"You would think that the fact that they all had the same SSN would have tipped them off."

I'm Jose, and here's my brother Jose, and my other brother Jose..."



( I think we're all bozos on this bus )

[Jim Noble]

The CEO and Board of this firm should have their citizenship revoked and should be deported to Guatemala.

Do it three times, and this problem will be over.

[Future Snake Eater]

There is nothing this country cannot overcome. Wildly flailing our arms about and hanging a tattered Old Glory upside down is going to do nothing but embolden our enemies.

Get a grip, man. Have some pride in your country.

[the anti-liberal]

"The flag should never be displayed with the union down SAVE AS A SIGNAL OF DIRE DISTRESS"

Perhaps my understanding is incorrect, but I was under the impression this was only permissible aboard a US Navy vessel?

[glowworm]

I heard today on Rush that there is an article out that says members of the US Senate and the US House have interfered by directing that the INS not enforce the law. As a matter of fact he said that the INS chief was forced to resign because he was enforcing the law. If this is true then those Senators and Congressmen should be in jail, like NOW.

Can we file charges or are they above the law?

I do believe these are IMPEACHABLE offences if true..? We shouldn't have to wait for the next election to remove for cause.

[the anti-liberal]

Good ones!

Now I'll be stealin' those...

[patriot_wes]

"U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents here arrested 56 illegal aliens this morning following the execution of a criminal search warrant against Reich Installation Services Inc. of Pewaukee, Wis."

About damn time!

[Dubya]

GOD HELP THE AMERICANS.

[operation clinton cleanup]

In addition to arresting the aliens working at the site, the criminal search warrant authorized seizure of business, financial and personnel records, as well as computers maintained by Reich Installation.

It's about F'ing time! Go after the crack dealers as well as the crack addicts! (crack being slave labor).

[RJL]

Hey, they occasionally do their jobs after all.

A quick little raid for public relations and to protect their phony baloney jobs?

Remember about a year ago a small handful of real immigration guys brought in 450(?) illegals in a day or so. The Dems and spineless Rinos shut them down in a heartbeat and made it clear that would never happen again.

[RS]

According to their website - this is not some two-bit outfit -

http://www.reichinstallation.com/

[Boston Blackie]

Its the appeasers in Washington that this country cannot overcome and that is what emboldens our enemies. I served my country over forty years ago and I certainly don't need YOU to lecture me about having pride in my country.