Posted on June 13, 2008 by Anthony Lake

ICE Cracking Down on "Loco" Local Latino Gangs

    Georgia is home to a large Hispanic population. Unfortunately, various Latino gangs also consider Georgia to be part of their turf, including gangs such as "Mara Salvatrucha,"  or "MS-13," "Norteno," the "West Side Locos" and the "Vatos Locos."  Mexicans, Guatemalans, Hondurans and Salvadorans all have gangs within the state.
    According to the Atlanta Journal and Constitution, the U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) concluded a nationwide operation, operation "Community Shield," involving federal, state and local authorities, last Saturday. Community Shield has rounded up a total of 8,900 Latino gang members from more than 700 gangs since 2005. 122 gang members were arrested in Georgia, including in metro Atlanta, Savannah, Albany and Dalton.

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Posted on April 3, 2008 by Anthony Lake

Hall County Sheriff Now Extension of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

The growing anti-illegal immigration movement is showing increasing effects in Georgia, with growing consequences for illegals arrested for crimes. The Hall County Sheriff’s Department has finally implemented a new program which will allow deputies to initiate deportation proceedings against illegals in custody. Hall County deputies have undergone a Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) training course. Section 287(g) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act authorizes the secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security , pursuant to a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), to enter into agreements with state and local law enforcement agencies, permitting designated officers to perform immigration law enforcement functions. ICE supervises all designated officers in the exercise of immigration enforcement. State and local agencies in more than a dozen states have entered into MOAs. Hall County joins Whitfield County and Cobb County as the only areas in Georgia which have entered into the 287(g) program so far.

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