[migrawatch-public] Massive sweep deports hundreds

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Massive sweep deports hundreds
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More than 1,300 are arrested as U.S. officials target immigrant criminals in Southland.

By Anna Gorman and Andrew Blankstein
Los Angeles Times Staff Writers

October 3 2007

Federal officers in Southern California over the last two weeks have arrested more than 1,300 immigrants, most of whom either have criminal records or have failed to abide by deportation orders -- part of an intensifying but controversial effort across the nation to remove such violators.

The complete article can be viewed at:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-immig3oct03,0,1321056.story

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