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88 held as illegal immigrants after LA-to-Newark flight
Associated Press
NEWARK, N.J. - Acting on a tip that a plane carrying scores of illegal aliens was heading to Newark Liberty International Airport, federal agents detained 88 people, all Latin American immigrants who had flown here from Los Angeles.
The detainees were being held at locations across northern New Jersey on Friday. Their cases will be presented to an immigration judge in coming weeks, said Janet Rapaport, a spokeswo
an for the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, a division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Fifty-three aliens came from Mexico, 16 from Guatemala, 16 from Ecuador, two from El Salvad
or
nd one from Honduras.
The detainees included 20
women and 63 are men. There also were five juveniles - one girl and four boys.
Deportation proceedings will begin against the detainees as part of their hearings, Rapaport said.
Continental Airlines flight 1803 from Los Angeles landed at Newark early Thursday. Continental spokesman Rahsaan Johnson said the flight had 200 passengers aboard. He said passengers are not required to show proof of citizenship before boarding domestic flights.
Federal authorities have conducted similar enforcement actions at Los Angeles International Airport for years, but the number of passengers detained Thursday was "unusual" for a single flight, an airport spokeswoman said.
"This is an ongoing issue for Customs and Border Pr
otection," Los Angeles International spokeswoman Nancy Castles said.
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88 held as illegal immigrants after LA-to-Newark flight
Associated Press
NEWARK, N.J. - Acting on a tip that a plane carrying scores of illegal aliens was heading to Newark Liberty International Airport, federal agents detained 88 people, all Latin American immigrants who had flown here from Los Angeles.
The detainees were being held at locations across northern New Jersey on Friday. Their cases will be presented to an immigration judge in coming weeks, said Janet Rapaport, a spokeswo
an for the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, a division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Fifty-three aliens came from Mexico, 16 from Guatemala, 16 from Ecuador, two from El Salvad
or
nd one from Honduras.
The detainees included 20
women and 63 are men. There also were five juveniles - one girl and four boys.
Deportation proceedings will begin against the detainees as part of their hearings, Rapaport said.
Continental Airlines flight 1803 from Los Angeles landed at Newark early Thursday. Continental spokesman Rahsaan Johnson said the flight had 200 passengers aboard. He said passengers are not required to show proof of citizenship before boarding domestic flights.
Federal authorities have conducted similar enforcement actions at Los Angeles International Airport for years, but the number of passengers detained Thursday was "unusual" for a single flight, an airport spokeswoman said.
"This is an ongoing issue for Customs and Border Pr
otection," Los Angeles International spokeswoman Nancy Castles said.
