Illegal Immigrants Cross-Checked By Obama

"Immigration officials arrest more than 3,100" by Kevin Freking  |  Associated Press, April 03, 2012

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration said Monday that it arrested more than 3,100 immigrants who were illegally in the country and who were convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered fugitives or threats to national security.

It was part of a six-day nationwide sweep that the government described as the largest of its kind. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement said the sweep included every state and involved more than 1,900 of the agency’s officers and agents....

The nationwide sweep comes nearly a year after the agency pledged to focus on deporting illegal immigrants with serious criminal histories and those who posed national security threats, while going easier on many who stay out of trouble.

The agency’s director, John Morton, said the arrests underscored that focus....

The agents participating in last week’s sweeps typically knock on doors early in the morning before people go to work....

The sweep included 116 different nationalities and represented the third such sweep under the program called Operation Cross Check....

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