Immigration Enforcement Day

Beefed-up manpower, stronger partnerships with local law enforcement, and a stronger directive from the top to focus on those with criminal backgrounds have led to a higher percentage of arrests of criminals who are in the country illegally.

In Orange County, two fugitive operation teams were deployed in 2007 ?EUR??,,????'?????<

Agency officials have long said they have focused on arresting and deporting those with criminal convictions who ignored deportation orders, but immigrant rights activists have disagreed. The issue came to a head after the Immigration and Customs Enforcement?EUR??,,????'?????<