On Wed, 14 May 2008 16:22:20 -0700, AnAmericanCitizen wrote:
> 61 illegal immigrants detained in South L.A., officials say
>
> Three toddlers are among those arrested in a South Los Angeles house
> this morning. Immigration agents find 'a scene of squalor' while
So in other words..."A scene of Mexico"
> investigating a smuggling ring.
>
> By Anna Gorman, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer May 14, 2008
>
> More than 60 illegal immigrants, including three toddlers, were
> discovered at a house in South Los Angeles early this morning by federal
> immigration agents serving a search warrant as part of an investigation
> into a human smuggling ring, authorities said.
>
> Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents entered the single-family,
> two-story home in the 10000 block of South Normandie Avenue about 6:30
> a.m.. and found 61 Central and South American immigrants crowded into
> the house, with trash and rotting food piled 2 to 3 feet high in each
> room, agency spokeswoman Virginia Kice said. The immigrants told agents
> that they had been staying in the home since Friday.
>
> The immigrants were trans****ted to downtown Los Angeles for processing
> and interviews. It wasn't clear whether any of those discovered were
> complicit in the smuggling operation.
>
> The immigrants were from El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Ecuador.
> There were six minors -- three teenagers and three toddlers -- among the
> group. Immigration and Customs was working with the consulates of those
> countries in an attempt to keep the young children with their mothers,
> Kice said.
>
> anna.gorman@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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