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Inside ICE: Volume 2, Issue 10

ICE Arrests 18 Illegal Aliens Working on Navy Contracts

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – ICE agents arrested 18 aliens April 14 who were working illegally for Naval Coating Incorporated, a San Diego-based company that does maintenance for local ship building businesses, including naval vessels on the U.S. Navy base here.

The workers, most of whom had security badges authorizing them to enter the local Navy base, were identified after agents audited the hiring records of Naval Coating’s 167 employees. That audit found that 86 of the employees on the company’s payroll were not authorized to work in the United States.

All of the aliens arrested had used counterfeit immigration documents and Social Security cards to gain employment. Two of the men had illegally re-entered the United States after a prior deportation. One of those arrested was a deportable legal resident because he has a criminal conviction for drug smuggling.

The operation is part of Operation Safe Cities, an ongoing ICE worksite enforcement initiative to protect sensitive area businesses from possible security breaches.

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