Obama Administration Begins Deporting Illegal Immigrants from Central America PressTV
go to original January 4, 2016

Immigrants and their supporters protest against planned raids to deport undocumented illegal immigrants during a rally in Lafayette Park next to the White House in Washington, DC, December 30, 2015. (AFP)

Update: Weekend Immigration Raids Net 121 Arrests in Texas, Other States (WacoTrib.com)

The administration of US President Barack Obama has begun detaining and deporting Central American families who had immigrated to the US illegally, including women and children, according to immigrant advocates.

The nationwide deportation operation began over the weekend, with reports of raids in the states of Georgia and Texas, immigration attorneys said.

The large-scale campaign is carried out by agents with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

“Attempting to unlawfully enter the United States as a family unit does not protect individuals from being subject to the immigration laws of this country,” a DHS official said.

“ICE will continue to pursue the removal of persons who fall within DHS immigration enforcement priorities, including families who are recent unlawful border crossers and who are subject to final orders of removal,” the official added.

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Related: Central American Governments Warn U.S. Immigrants to Lock Their Doors to Strangers Without Warrants (Fusion)

Related: Activists Warn of Raids Against Undocumented Immigrants in US (Latin American Herald Tribune)

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