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ICE Strikes Again

February 22, 2007

According to reports, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has recently conducted raids in over 63 locations across the nation and in 18 states. Colorado has been reportedly included in the sweep.

Officials with ICE will be holding a press conference, and said they will not give out any information until after the conference.

More information can be found here and here.

Colorado Confidential will continue to keep you updated.

Update:

Here is a statement from the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition.

Update:

In a press conference held in Grand Rapids, Michigan U.S. ICE discussed the raids alongside the IRS. Here is the press release from ICE.

Also, here is a map of the raid targets.

Update: From the AP:

CBS 4 News quoted local federal officials as saying the raids took place at the ESPN Zone in downtown Denver along with the two Dave and Busters locations in the metro area; one in Westminster and the other at Colorado Blvd. and Interstate 25. It is not known how many people were taken into custody during the raids in Denver.

Update:

According to Christine Baum, a spokeswoman for ESPN Zone, Denver’s ESPN Zone was raided. Baum says all suspect employees were not ESPN Zone employees, but were RCI employees. She also confirmed that ESPN Zone will no longer be conducting business with RCI.

Update:

A spokesman with Hard Rock Caf