ICE arrests nearly 250 illegal immigrants, criminals across Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Delaware
A new statement from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detailed an operation over the last two weeks in the states of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Delaware which resulted in 248 arrests.
“In the Philadelphia area, ICE arrested several at large criminal aliens in which the agency had issued detainers but the City of Philadelphia failed to honor them and released the individuals from custody — a situation that puts the public at unnecessary risk. ICE will continue to conduct targeted enforcement operations, whether local jurisdictions intend to cooperate with ICE or not.”
“These regional operations may result in arrests of individuals other than those initially targeted. Many of these individuals were criminals, who had illegally re-entered the United States, which is a crime under federal law. One of the most egregious individuals encountered during this operation that had not initially been targeted had been deported from the United States on two prior occasions and had a conviction for sexual abuse of a minor,” said Ritchey.
The details are the next page.
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