ICE arrests 42 illegal immigrants at Dulles

August 13, 2008 - 5:06pm

DULLES, Va. - Forty-two men in the U.S. illegally have been rounded up and arrested at Dulles International Airport.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested the illegal aliens Wednesday morning on airport grounds at a checkpoint established to verify the identity and immigration status of workers entering a service gate. Most of the men were working construction projects at the airport.

Mark McGraw, special agent in charge of ICE's Washington field office, says it's important Homeland Security knows who enters sensitive areas like airports, military bases and power plants.

"This operation illustrates ICE's ongoing efforts in partnership with federal and local agencies to secure the critical infrastructure within the National Capital Region," says McGraw.

Of the more than 200 people interviewed, 42 were identified as illegal.

The men who were taken into custody have been fingerprinted, photographed and entered into Homeland Security databases.

DULLES, Va. - Forty-two men in the U.S. illegally have been rounded up and arrested at Dulles International Airport.

Mark McGraw, special agent in charge of ICE's Washington field office, says it's important Homeland Security knows who enters sensitive areas like airports, military bases and power plants.

"This operation illustrates ICE's ongoing efforts in partnership with federal and local agencies to secure the critical infrastructure within the National Capital Region," says McGraw.

Of the more than 200 people interviewed, 42 were identified as illegal.

The men who were taken into custody have been fingerprinted, photographed and entered into Homeland Security databases.

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