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Caribbean nationals nabbed in immigration sweep

By Andrew Karim··1 min read
Caribbean nationals nabbed in immigration sweep
Key Points(3)
  • The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says it has arrested a number of Caribbean nationals in a three-day immigration sweep.
  • ICE said of the people arrested, 30 had criminal histories, including prior convictions for sex crimes, drug offenses and fraud.
  • The other has a pending dangerous drug charge and a final order of removal.

The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says it has arrested a number of Caribbean nationals in a three-day immigration sweep.

ICE said that the unidentified Caribbean nationals were among 31 foreigners arrested during the operation “targeting at-large criminal aliens, illegal re-entrants and immigration fugitives.”

ICE said the immigrants will be deported either after serving jail sentences or after an immigration judge hearing.

The authorities said that two Trinidad and Tobago nationals, two from Haiti and a Guyanese national were among the 29 men and two women nabbed during the operations with the others coming from  Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala ; Honduras;  El Salvador; Korea; Pakistan; Indonesia; Nepal and Colombia..

ICE said of the people arrested, 30 had criminal histories, including prior convictions for sex crimes, drug offenses and fraud. The other has a pending dangerous drug charge and a final order of removal.

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