The LA Times reports that 28 foreign nationals suspected of having ties to street gangs were arrested by federal immigration agents Friday during early morning sweeps throughout Los Angeles County.
Among those arrested was Jorge Torres, 31, whose criminal record includes convictions for drug charges as well as battery on a police officer, officials said. Torres, who has been deported five times, has been indicted by the U.S. attorney's office for reentering the United States and if he is convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison. Five times? He's been deported five times and they're just getting his criminal butt off our streets now? This is ridiculous. No one would be rousting this scum if the immigration issue hadn't caused the government so much grief.
Of the 28 people arrested Friday, 21 were undocumented and seven had legal-residency status, which is now being revoked, Schoch said. Robert Schoch, special agent in charge of ICE in Los Angeles said "We want to send a clear message to foreign national gang members that ICE intends to deal strongly with those who ignore our immigration laws and place our neighborhoods at risk."
Clear message, deal strongly, I'm sure. A clear strong message would be your deported and if we catch you back here again by the time you see daylight you'll be using a walker.
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