33 nabbed at courthouse construction site
Published: May 8, 2008 at 12:19 AM
RICHMOND, Va., May 8 (UPI) -- U.S. immigration officials raided the construction site of a federal courthouse in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, arresting 33 workers on immigration violations.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Ernestine Fobbs said 29 men and four women were detained for further processing, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.
The detainees' native countries included Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Peru.
Virginia State Police spokesman Sgt. Tom Cunningham said state police assisted in the raid and supplied four troopers "to assist traffic flow as vehicles entered and exited."
Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Ernestine Fobbs said 29 men and four women were detained for further processing, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.
The detainees' native countries included Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Peru.
Virginia State Police spokesman Sgt. Tom Cunningham said state police assisted in the raid and supplied four troopers "to assist traffic flow as vehicles entered and exited."
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