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More than 50 illegal immigrants captured at downtown Douglas apartment

DOUGLAS -- More than 50 illegal immigrants were captured and detained today after the apartment they were using was discovered by the Douglas Police Department. The apartment, located at 337 G Avenue, was discovered as a result of a vehicle check at 7:50 a.m. Wednesday. After checking on the plates of the 1999 yellow Chevy 3/4 ton pickup, it was discovered to be registered to a fictitious address in Mesa. The truck was later discovered in front of the G Avenue apartment. When Romero began to check out the vehicle, someone came out of the front door of the apartment, and the officer began to question him. At that point, people started running out of the back of the three-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment. The police picked up as many as they could and kept the others in the apartment. It is estimated that there may have been as many as 70 people living in the house, which had the utilities on and television running.


Ten Arrested by Illegal Alien Enforcement Unit in Bay County

The Bay County Sheriff's Office Illegal Alien Enforcement Unit and the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of the Resident Agent in Charge/ Panama City (RAC/PC) conducted an I-9 outreach at Construction Enterprises, Inc located at the Waterside Apartments of Jenks Avenue construction site in Panama City, Florida, today, March 19, 2009. During an I-9 outreach, employers are presented with forms they are required to fill out on each employee confirming they are US citizens and eligible for employment. This site had been previously visited by Bay County Sheriff's Office Deputies after receiving citizen complaints about the possibility of undocumented workers employed at the site. During the initial visit approximately 20-30 individuals fled the scene.

20 Mar 2009 @ 03:26 am