| Subject: Aliens Discovered at Roswell, NM Military Base! |
| From: Pnuema Cheney |
| Date: 01/09/2006, 05:30 |
| Newsgroups: alt.paranet.ufo,alt.true-crime |
August 29, 2006
ICE arrests 15 aliens in Roswell working for U.S. military contractor
ROSWELL, N.M. - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special
agents today arrested 15 illegal aliens who were working for a local
company here that is under contract to paint U.S. military aircraft,
including Lockheed C-130 military aircraft.
Some of the aliens were in the process of painting these aircraft when
they were arrested.
Federal agents today executed a search warrant at Dean Baldwin Painting
Inc., 82 Earl Cumming Loop, Hangar 1083, in Roswell, N.M. ICE was assisted
in the investigation by the following agencies: U.S. Department of
Defense, Office of Inspector General; Defense Criminal Investigative
Service; U.S. Department of Labor; Social Security Administration, Office
of Inspector General; and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Border
Patrol (CBPBP).
The aliens were arrested after they were determined to be illegally
residing and working in the United States. Those arrested are citizens of
Mexico, El Salvador and Guatemala.
"Aggressive worksite enforcement actions like this help deter aliens from
entering the United States attracted by the 'job magnet,'" said Troy
Henley, special agent-in-charge of the ICE Office of Investigations in El
Paso. "These operations also help discourage employers from knowingly
hiring illegal aliens."
Knowingly hiring illegal aliens is a violation of immigration law. ICE
aggressively pursues criminal charges against employers who egregiously
violate theses laws. Thus far this Fiscal Year (through mid-July 2006),
ICE worksite enforcement investigations have resulted in 445 criminal
arrests and the apprehension of another 2,700 illegal alien workers on
administrative immigration violations.
The aliens will be processed which includes a thorough interview and
background screening to identify fugitives from the law or anyone with a
criminal background. All will be placed into removal proceedings, and
quickly returned to their country of origin. Aliens who re-enter the
United States after having been deported face felony charges, and
sentences up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
This worksite enforcement operation is part of the Secure Border
Initiative (SBI), a comprehensive multi-year plan by the Department of
Homeland Security to secure America's borders and reduce illegal
migration. Under SBI, Homeland Security seeks to gain operational control
of both the northern and southern borders, while re-engineering the
detention and removal system to ensure that illegal aliens are removed
from the country quickly and efficiently. SBI also involves strong
interior enforcement efforts, including enhanced worksite enforcement
investigations and intensified efforts to track down and remove illegal
aliens inside this country.
This is an ongoing investigation.
The public is encouraged to report suspicious activity by calling ICE's
toll-free hotline at: 1-866-347-2423.
-- ICE --
