ICE agents arrest 44 illegal immigrants
By The Associated Press
OMAHA — Immigration agents say they’ve arrested 44 illegal immigrants during a five-day operation in several Nebraska cities.
In Lexington, 25 people were arrested, along with 12 in Grand Island, two in Broken Bow and one each in Cozad, Gibbon, Hastings, Kearney and North Platte.
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement official say arrests were made at homes and businesses in the days leading up to Tuesday.
Of the suspects, 28 were fugitives, meaning they had defied an immigration judge’s final order to leave the country and were targets of the operation. The other 16 were illegal immigrants arrested as agents targeted others.
They are from Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mexico and El Salvador and were being held at county jails in Nebraska.

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What do you think was going to happen? NAFTA promised jobs for Mexicans. It promised that there would be a free trade between Canada, Mexico and the US which would benefit all three countries. But when it came down, the US was unwilling to take away taxes on imports. Warning that our American families would suffer from cheap products that flooded the US market. The US subsidizes so much in order for our business to be able to compete in the world economy. Not allowing Mexican products to come in at market value has put a strain on their economy. Illegal crossings are just the effect of our bad economic policies.
Honestly, do you really think sending them all back would be the answer. How many times have you gone to a restaurant and eaten food made by an illegal (more than you think). Or passed by a construction company using them to work on our roads. What about government agencies (you would think right)? I am not just talking about those from Latin American countries. Most illegal immigrants come here legally but choose not to return to their countries. I say this to those "American" citizens who target unsuspecting Hispanic families. Many of you forget that the military is excepting these young men. Some of which have died to defend the very country kicking them out. So next time you wave your flag, and stand on your soap box, I hope you realize that there are many more people you need to thank for that right than your white American neighbor. "