News Release March 25, 2005 ICE ARRESTS 14 ILLEGAL ALIENS WORKING AT LOGAN AIRPORT Ongoing 'Operation Tarmac' finds fugitive alien among illegal aliens employed as temp workers BOSTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents today arrested 14 illegal aliens, including one fugitive alien with an outstanding deportation order, as part of an ongoing investigation into an illegal worker scheme at Logan International Airport. The illegal aliens arrested today all worked for Hurley of America, a contract company that provides janitorial services for Logan Airport. The illegal workers all had temporary badges that allowed access to areas beyond where passengers are screened and up to the boarding gates. There is no indication that any of the aliens were involved in any terrorist activity. Thirteen of those arrested will be placed in deportation proceedings. One alien has an outstanding deportation order issued by a federal immigration judge and will be deported. Two are juveniles. All of those arrested are citizens of Brazil. "Protecting the security and safety of the airline industry and its passengers is a crucial part of ICE's continuing enforcement strategy," said ICE Boston Special Agent-in-Charge Robin Avers. "We are systematically identifying vulnerabilities that pose a threat to public safety or national security, then working aggressively to shut them down." This worksite enforcement action at Logan is part of ICE's "Operation Tarmac," an ongoing nationwide critical infrastructure protection initiative by ICE that targets employers and unauthorized workers who have access to sensitive areas at airports. The Department of Homeland Security places a priority on protecting the nation's critical infrastructure, which includes airports. To date, ICE agents have conducted investigations at 196 airports and audited more than 5,800 businesses as part of Operation Tarmac. As a result, more than 5,800 unauthorized airport workers have been identified, more than 1,000 unauthorized alien workers have been arrested, and 775 criminal indictments have been issued. Other agencies that assisted ICE in today's operation include the Transportation Security Administration, Massachusetts State Police, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Police, Bristol County Sheriff's Department, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. -ICE- ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give underprivileged students the materials they need to learn. Bring education to life by funding a specific classroom project. http://us.click.yahoo.com/FHLuJD/_WnJAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
