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WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! INS arrests 20 illegal Sea-Tac workers Saturday, January 19, 2002 By SCOTT SUNDE SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER A sweep by federal agents at Sea-Tac Airport has resulted in the arrest of 20 people who are in the United States illegally. Half had security clearance to the airport's sensitive areas. In all, a recent audit by the Immigration and Naturalization Service turned up more than 100 people employed illegally by about 40 companies doing business at Sea-Tac. In a three-day roundup this week, immigration agents found 20 of those people at work. The others weren't on the job and could have been tipped off about the raid, INS spokeswoman Virginia Kice said. The fact that an audit was under way was widely known, and similar sweeps at other airports received substantial publicity. "Their jobs ran the gamut -- everything from food service to cleaning airplanes," said Bob Okin, deputy district director of the INS in Seattle. Most of the 20 are from Mexico, Okin said. They will likely face deportation. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Seattle is also expected to review the investigation to see whether criminal charges are warranted. In addition to the illegal immigrants, companies that knowingly hire them could face criminal charges. There is no indication that any of the Sea-Tac workers had ties to terrorist groups, Kice said. The local INS investigation is part of a national program known as Operation Tarmac to weed undocumented aliens out of airport jobs. "Many of them have access to sensitive areas," Kice said. "Their immigration status can make them vulnerable to intimidation or blackmail." In December, a grand jury indicted 69 workers, most of whom were immigrants, for lying to get security passes at the Salt Lake City International Airport. That same month, Operation Tarmac resulted in the apprehension of 30 people who worked at the Portland International Airport but could not legally hold a job in the United States because of their immigration status. In Portland, a grand jury indicted two of the 30 on charges of document fraud, improper use of Social Security information and making false statements when applying for jobs. Operation Tarmac is continuing at other airports in the West, including those in San Diego and Los Angeles, Kice said. At Sea-Tac, the investigation is only half complete, Okin said. It began with the 40 companies whose workers have the most security-sensitive jobs. The review will cover 40 more companies whose employees work at Sea-Tac, he said. "Along with other federal agencies, the INS is committed to ensuring the safety of the traveling public, particularly at our nation's airports," said Robert Coleman, district director of the INS in Seattle. "To accomplish this, we will use every tool and resource at our disposal -- from our inspectional authority to the immigration provisions covering the work site," he said. *COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only.[Ref. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ] Want to be on our lists? Write at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a menu of our lists! Write to same address to be off lists! <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
