U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and federal law enforcement partners arrested 11 illegal aliens during a worksite enforcement operation targeting a business with alleged unauthorized hiring practices in Lowell May 16.
ICE Homeland Security Investigations special agents and ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officers conducted the arrests at a staging area for a Massachusetts-based roofing business. After interviews and records checks, 11 individuals were arrested for being illegally present in the United States. The individuals arrested are all Ecuadorian citizens.
ICE HSI New England Worksite Enforcement group led the investigation with support from ICE ERO Boston, DEA New England division, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Boston field division.
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