More Than 160 Arrested In Houston Immigration Raid
An immigration raid in Houston yesterday netted more than 160 immigrants, many of whom will be deported. Here are details in excerpts from a story in the Dallas Morning News:
More than 160 suspected illegal immigrants working in a hot, cluttered rag factory were detained Wednesday in one of the largest immigration raids in Houston in nearly two years.
The detainees are from Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.
About 60 may qualify for temporary release, if they have so-called humanitarian issues, such as health needs, or are sole caregivers to children.
About 70 percent of those detained were female – eight of whom were pregnant – and two minors were released to members of their family.
