Federal Officials Conduct Immigration Sweep in Badger State; 38 Taken Into Custody

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Posted: 4:38 AM Jun 26, 2008 Federal Officials Conduct Immigration Sweep in Badger State; 38 Taken Into Custody Federal officials say they've arrested 38 people in southeastern Wisconsin over five days. They say those taken into custody were fugitive aliens and immigration violators. Reporter: Associated Press Email Address: daybreak@wsaw.com

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MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Federal officials say they've arrested 38 people in southeastern Wisconsin over five days. They say those taken into custody were fugitive aliens and immigration violators.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials says fugitive aliens are illegal aliens who fail to appear for immigration hearings or disappear after being ordered to leave the country.

Sixteen of those arrested were fugitives and 22 were immigration violators who were encountered as officers made the targeted arrests.

The arrests were made in Milwaukee, Kenosha and Racine counties.

Those arrested were from seven countries -- Albania, China, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Ukraine and Yugoslavia.

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Posted by: Barb Location: Stevens Point on Jun 26, 2008 at 09:37 AM

YAY Wisconsin!!!

Posted by: chicablanca Location: wausau on Jun 26, 2008 at 05:00 AM

i think its pitiful how everyone is so worried about the people being here. they cant say ohh this person was here or this one. they say illegal.... come on get real there are soo many illegal people here and not only of this color. there are chinese mexicans and many more. but they are on the spotlight. who cares if they are here. i speak full spanish and i am white my husband is hispanic and i really dont care. in gods eyes everyone is the same and we need to stop with this nonsense. and yes i know they were bad but its the way they address them!!! you dont see on a headline ohh the white man that did this or that ha ha ha

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