More arrests at LA airport, immigration groups fear profiling
Friday, July 16, 2004 at 02:12PM
TheSpook
More than 85 suspected illegal immigrants have been detained this week
during a crackdown on human smuggling at Los Angeles International
Airport, and authorities said they believe the initiative was beginning
to cause a backlog for smugglers. But immigrant rights groups said they
were concerned about racial profiling and claimed the arrests were
politically motivated in an election year. [more]
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