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Immigration investigation at waste facility in Humble [Texas]
KTRK-TV ^ | 1/31/07 | Mark Garay

Posted on 01/31/2007 11:48:11 AM PST by SwinneySwitch

Witness says 30 or 40 people detained

HUMBLE, TX) - If you live in north Harris County and your heavy trash didn't get picked up today, there may be a reason. An immigration investigation is underway at a Republic Waste facility in Humble.

The raid began very early this morning and dozens of Republic Waste workers are being questioned.

According to witnesses, federal agents arrived at around 6am and immediately assembled all of the employees in one area in the rear of the facility. There, they began questioning workers and checking their drivers' licenses and social security cards.

Immigrations and Customs Enforcement and sheriff's department officials brought in several buses, presumably to transport undocumented workers.

One employee spoke to us through a fence at the facility. He said that Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officials separated people by using wrist bands and he says they detained 30 or 40 people.

"They questioned everybody," said truck driver Joe Rozema. "We have these blue bands and then the yellow bands are people who don't have the right documentation."

Rozema also says officials also questioned people about the previous management at Republic Waste.

Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officials aren't saying much about this investigation and also aren't saying how many people were detained.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: aliens; elsalvador; honduras; humble; ice; immigrantlist; immigration; mexico; nicaragua; texas
Here's an interesting bit of info from WhyisaTexasgirlinPA.
1 posted on 01/31/2007 11:48:14 AM PST by SwinneySwitch
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To: humblegunner; Allegra; TheMom; Xenalyte; thackney; Eaker; stevie_d_64; Dashing Dasher; NYTexan

Don't we know somebody from humble? Ping


2 posted on 01/31/2007 11:56:44 AM PST by pax_et_bonum (I will always love you, Flyer.)
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To: TejanoJim; neodad; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; showme_the_Glory; curmudgeonII; Jedi Master Pikachu; ...

Raid Ping!

If you want on, or off this S. Texas/Mexico ping list, please FReepMail me.


3 posted on 01/31/2007 12:02:37 PM PST by SwinneySwitch (Terroristas - beyond your expectations!)
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To: 1_Inch_Group; 2sheep; 2Trievers; 3AngelaD; 3pools; 3rdcanyon; 4Freedom; 4ourprogeny; 7.62 x 51mm; ..

ping


4 posted on 01/31/2007 12:04:29 PM PST by gubamyster
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To: SwinneySwitch

30 down, 29,999,970 illegals to go.

Interesting how that first statement in the article is meant to scare the good folk of Humble into thinking that they'd better leave the hard working illegals be or they'll never get their garbage picked up. I'm sure there's more than enough legal citizens who would jump at the job. Mr. M worked on a garbage truck back in high school. Not glamorous but it paid the bills.


5 posted on 01/31/2007 12:24:34 PM PST by mtbopfuyn (I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
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To: pax_et_bonum
"Don't we know somebody from humble?"


Is it the EXXON tiger?
6 posted on 01/31/2007 1:31:53 PM PST by wolfcreek (Please Lord, May I be, one who sees what's in front of me.)
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To: wolfcreek
Is it the EXXON tiger?

:-)

7 posted on 01/31/2007 5:43:03 PM PST by pax_et_bonum (I will always love you, Flyer.)
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