US Ramps Up Worksite Arrests of Undocumented Immigrants
December 12, 2018 5:00 PM
Victoria Macchi
WASHINGTON —
U.S. officials increased workplace raids in the first full fiscal year under the Trump administration, leading to the arrests of thousands of undocumented workers, while the number of indicted managers remained on par with the figure from 2017.
The agency tasked with carrying on the investigations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, reported data Tuesday for fiscal 2018 showing its agents:
— Opened 6,848 worksite investigations, compared with 1,691 in fiscal 2017.
— Arrested 2,304 people, compared with 311 in FY2017.
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