Posted on 08/13/2008 4:37:23 PM PDT by SilvieWaldorfMD
DULLES, Va. - Forty-two men in the U.S. illegally have been rounded up and arrested at Dulles International Airport. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested the illegal aliens Wednesday morning on airport grounds at a checkpoint established to verify the identity and immigration status of workers entering a service gate. Most of the men were working construction projects at the airport.
Mark McGraw, special agent in charge of ICE's Washington field office, says it's important Homeland Security knows who enters sensitive areas like airports, military bases and power plants.
"This operation illustrates ICE's ongoing efforts in partnership with federal and local agencies to secure the critical infrastructure within the National Capital Region," says McGraw.
Of the more than 200 people interviewed, 42 were identified as illegal.
The men who were taken into custody have been fingerprinted, photographed and entered into Homeland Security databases.
(Copyright 2008 by WTOP. All Rights Reserved.)
It made me feel better too!
Maybe because we are into the election season. Now is the time for Congress to vote for another 700 miles of border fence. After the elections, they can arrange to defund it like last time.
How in the hell were they hired in the first place. Homeland Security does body searches on 83 year old grandmothers in wheel chairs at airports but will not do a proper employment background check on airport employees. Where in the hell are the adults in our government???
Eh, they can go right outside the perimeter and work on the new Rt. 28-Frying Pan or Willard Rd. interchanges.
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