As long as ICE raids continue and employers are not charged or detained - but undocumented workers are snatched away to God knows what detention center - Department of Homeland Security will continue to show it's false mission. These actions belie any claim that DHS and ICE are protecting the security of our country.
As long as employers are only told "shame on you" and sent home - ICE will continue to look like the bully who terrorizes kids who can't hit back.
Authorities Detain 45 in Immigration Raid at Painting Company
By William Wan
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, July 1, 2008; Page B02
Authorities raided the offices of an Annapolis painting company yesterday and detained 45 suspected illegal immigrants, who officials say were hired and housed by the company in private homes.
The raids, executed simultaneously at the offices of Annapolis Painting Services and 10 private homes that authorities said were owned by the company, were conducted by a force of 75 federal immigration agents and 50 Anne Arundel County police officers.
The immigrants are being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in Baltimore while their status is reviewed, said Scot Rittenberg, an assistant special agent in charge in Baltimore.
No charges have been filed yet against the owner of the painting company, Robert Bontempo Jr., because the investigation has not been completed, Rittenberg said. But Police Chief James Teare Sr. said Bontempo could face federal felony charges...
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