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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Virginia -- Federal agents arrested 34 illegal immigrants in raids of two CMC Concrete Construction work sites in Prince William County Monday .
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests sent shock waves through a community that initiated its own crackdown earlier this month.
Federal agents had been scrutinizing the construction company as part of its stepped up investigations into workplaces that hire unauthorized workers, officials said.
“We like to turn off the magnet to illegal immigration, which is jobs,” ICE spokeswoman Pat Reilly said. “This is one of the primary ways in which we do interior enforcement.”
Repeated calls to the company’s two listed telephone numbers were unsuccessful Monday afternoon.
The investigation into the company, including the people responsible for hiring the illegal immigrants is continuing, Reilly said. “We have an ongoing operation out there. … For today, we have made arrests of people who are in the country illegally.”
Posted by tyne at March 25, 2008