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Federal agents early Thursday morning arrested 14 Ellensburg area residents related to criminal charges of manufacture and purchase of counterfeit identity and employment documents, according to a news release from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Another 16 were taken into custody on administrative immigration violations, and three of those were later released for humanitarian reasons, according to the news release issued this morning. All 30 are Mexican nationals, according to ICE/HSI spokeswoman Lorie Dankers in Seattle, and the three released were women.

(Newark-WABC, January 6, 2003) — New Jersey has long been criticized for its DMV and today it nearly suffered its most visable black eye, as a suspect is busted for making fake ID's for illegal immigrants in the Newark DMV parking lot. Anthony Johnson reports. One man has been taking into custody after authorities say they found a number of fraudulent documents in his car. Eyewitness News is told the person who is now under arrest was not an employee of the division of motor vehicles. This was a DMV and New Jersey State Police joint investigation and together they...

By Liz Mineo Monday, November 18, 2002 FRAMINGHAM - The dream of a better life in the United States is pushing illegal immigrants to buy fake documents on the black market in order to drive and hold a job. Some are paying up to $2,000 for phony Social Security numbers, according to sources in the local Brazilian community. The illegal activity comes to light at Framingham District Court, where as many as five people a day are cited for driving without a license. Most of them drive with international or out-of-state driver's licenses or with none at all. Massachusetts law...