LOS ANGELES (KABC) --
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 101 people
for immigration violations in Los Angeles as part of a broader operation
targeting sanctuary cities, netting nearly 500 arrests across the U.S.
According to ICE, "Operation Safe City" focused on cities and regions
where "ICE deportation officers are denied access to jails and prisons to
interview suspected immigration violators or jurisdictions where
ICE detainers are not honored."
A total of 498 people from 42 counties and multiple cities were arrested
as part of the operation, an ICE press release stated. The operation came
to a conclusion on Wednesday.
Of the 498 individuals taken into custody during this operation for immigration
violations, 317 had criminal convictions; 68 were immigration fugitives;
104 were previously deported criminal aliens; 18 were gang members or affiliates;
and some had multiple/overlapping violations.
