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09-01-2007, 02:24 AM
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Federal sweep captures 195 illegal immigrants in South, Central Florida
August 31, 2007
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Digg Del.icio.us Facebook Furl Google Newsvine Reddit Spurl Yahoo Print Single page view Reprints Reader feedback Text size: Federal agents have arrested 195 undocumented immigrants in Florida during a two-week sweep, including more than 100 people who evaded deportation orders, authorities said Wednesday.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency said in a news release that dozens of immigrants with criminal records were among those arrested in the Miami, Tampa and Orlando areas. They include Carlyle Thompson — a Bahamian national who entered the United States as a visitor, overstayed his visa, and was convicted of child abuse in 2006.
Another 115 of those arrested were so-called fugitive aliens, men and women who applied for some kind of immigration benefit such as asylum. They lost their cases and then stayed in the United States despite a judge's order to leave. Most of those arrested face imminent deportation.
Federal sweep captures 195 illegal immigrants in South, Central Florida
August 31, 2007
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Digg Del.icio.us Facebook Furl Google Newsvine Reddit Spurl Yahoo Print Single page view Reprints Reader feedback Text size: Federal agents have arrested 195 undocumented immigrants in Florida during a two-week sweep, including more than 100 people who evaded deportation orders, authorities said Wednesday.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency said in a news release that dozens of immigrants with criminal records were among those arrested in the Miami, Tampa and Orlando areas. They include Carlyle Thompson — a Bahamian national who entered the United States as a visitor, overstayed his visa, and was convicted of child abuse in 2006.
Another 115 of those arrested were so-called fugitive aliens, men and women who applied for some kind of immigration benefit such as asylum. They lost their cases and then stayed in the United States despite a judge's order to leave. Most of those arrested face imminent deportation.