Monday, October 6, 2008

INB 9/5/08: Another Construction Raid in Hawai'i; More "Fugitive" Raids

A joint program of the 6,000-member Hawaii Carpenters Union, Local 745, and its 220 signatory contractors across the state has been pushing for increased enforcement and recently launched an advertising campaign on the subject of unauthorized immigrant labor.

Immigration News Briefs
Vol. 11, No. 24 - October 5, 2008

1. Another Construction Raid in Hawai'i
2. Hawai'i: Workers Released Under Plea Bargain
3. Raid at Louisiana Cement Plant?
4. Texas Donut Company Pleads Guilty
5. More "Fugitive" Raids: CA, PA, DE, NJ, NY, FL, OK

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*1. ANOTHER CONSTRUCTION RAID IN HAWAI'I
On Sept. 22, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested 21 workers at the Honua Kai construction site in Kaanapali, on the island of Maui in Hawai'i. Twelve of the workers were from Mexico, eight were from Brazil and one was from Slovakia. All were placed in deportation proceedings. The Maui Police Department assisted in the raid.

ICE coordinated the arrests with Ledcor Construction, the general contractor for the Honua Kai project. According to ICE, all 21 workers arrested in the raid worked for Global Stone Inc., a subcontractor based in Orem, Utah. [...]

Read the full INB:
http://immigrationnewsbriefs.blogspot.com/2008/10/inb-9508-another-construction-raid-in.html

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