Crime & Safety
Illegal Immigration Operation Nets 14 Arrests in County
The nationwide Operation "Cross Check" targeted criminal aliens, including illegal re-entrants and those with prior convictions.
More than 3,100 immigration fugitives and criminal aliens – including 14 in San Bernardino County – were arrested last week as part of a nationwide effort by a Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation.
The results of Operation “Cross Check,” which were released by the agency Monday, included the arrests of 559 illegal re-entrants, 149 sexual predators and 1,063 persons with more than one conviction.
“The results of this targeted enforcement operation underscore ICE's ongoing commitment and focus on the arrest and removal of convicted criminal aliens and those that game our nation's immigration system,” said Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton.
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The six-day “Cross Check” operation, which ended Thursday, was the largest of its kind, and involved more than 1,900 ICE officers and agents, along with personnel from federal, state and local law enforcement organizations, according to ICE. Arrests occurred in all 50 states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, three U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
ICE reported that 206 people arrested in Southern California, with 106 having had prior convictions for serious or violent crimes. There were 124 arrests in Los Angeles County, 34 in Orange County, 15 in Riverside County, 14 in San Bernardino County, 10 in Ventura County and nine in Santa Barbara County. More than 70 of the local arrestees have already been removed from the country.