Feds arrest 370 immigrants in 11-state bust
Federal officials in Chicago say they've have arrested 370 convicted illegal immigrants and immigration fugitives in a three-day bust in 11 Midwest states.
In a news release Friday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says some of the people arrested included gang members and sex offenders.
The operation ended Thursday and arrests were made in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Kansas, Missouri, Michigan and Ohio. Other arrests were made in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota.
ICE Director John Morton is in Chicago to talk about the arrests at an afternoon news conference.
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