144 illegal immigrants arrested
Posted September 16, 2008 11:00 pm
Federal agents have arrested 144 illegal immigrants in a series of sweeps in the Chicago area and northern Indiana.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials announced the arrests Wednesday. The raids targeted 110 undocumented immigrants who failed to appear for hearings or were ordered by a judge to leave the country. ICE arrested the other 34 illegal immigrants during the sweeps that began on Friday and ended Monday.
This brings the total number of illegal immigrants the Chicago ICE office arrested since last October to 1,597.