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September 30, 2008

Immigration Agents Arrest 1,100 in California
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In California, federal immigration agents have arrested more than 1,100
people over the past three weeks in a series of sweeps. It was the
largest immigration operation ever carried out by ICE agents in
California. One ICE official described the effort as a “big surge.”
Immigrant rights advocate Basil Robledo of San Jose said the raids have
been traumatizing. He said, "It is a scary situation for folks in the
community. People keep their kids home from school. It creates less of a
willingness to talk to police. They see ICE agents, and they see a
uniformed person, and that blends into all of law enforcement.”



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