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Saturday 17 March 2018

Immigration agency's latest California focus hits San Diego

By ELLIOT SPAGAT painstaking preparation
Associated Press that includes vetting public
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Federal records and doing home
immigration officers ar- surveillance.
rested 115 people during Teams of six officers in San
a three-day operation in Diego were each required
the San Diego area amid to identify 100 targets for
heightened tensions be- the operation, with prior-
tween the Trump admin- ity given to those with the
istration and the state of most serious criminal and
California over immigration immigration histories. Of-
enforcement. ficers from Los Angeles,
It was U.S. Immigration and Phoenix, and Salt Lake City
Customs Enforcement's came to assist for two days.
third California operation in Immigration officers gen-
barely a month, following erally don't have search
one in the Los Angeles area warrants, and advocacy
that resulted in 212 arrests groups have advised peo-
and one in Northern Cali- ple not to open doors vol-
fornia that had 232 arrests. untarily. In some cases, offi-
In the Northern California cers may be working off old
operation, the agency's addresses or the target isn't
acting director, Thomas The entrance to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office is guarded in San Francisco. home.
Homan, said 800 "crimi- Federal immigration agents arrested 115 people during a three-day operation in the San Diego In San Diego, a man with a
area amid heightened tensions between the Trump administration and the state of California over
nals" eluded capture be- immigration enforcement. history of child sex exploita-
cause Oakland Mayor (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) tion wasn't home when of-
Libby Schaaf warned the ficers came with a search
public hours before it be- The San Diego operation after having been previ- cent in such operations, warrant early Thursday. Of-
gan. Homan's statement, targeted 533 people who ously deported, said Greg Archambeault said. Au- ficers had trailed another
repeated by U.S. Attorney have been convicted or Archambeault, San Diego thorities said rainy weather man from the home but
General Jeff Sessions, im- charged with a crime, field office director for en- and a decision to shorten discovered in a vehicle
mediately drew skepticism. have a judge's order to forcement and removal the operation by one day - stop that he was the wrong
The agency's spokesman leave the United States or operations. Tuesday to Thursday - kept person.
in San Francisco said it was are known to have re-en- The agency's typical cap- a lid on arrests. He didn't offer any other
false and quit over it. tered the country illegally ture rate is about 30 per- Identifying targets requires reasons.q

Pence protesters win free speech fight over St. Pat's parade

By RUSS BYNUM mediately after the Ameri- let their voices be heard." zone won't be allowed to a news release Friday that
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — can Civil Liberties Union Pence is expected to join bring coolers, folding chairs "signs on paper, fabric, or
Protesters seeking to carry filed a federal lawsuit Fri- 500,000 or more people or backpacks. poster board are allowed
signs in an area being se- day morning against City Saturday celebrating St. Posters and signs were in- in the enhanced security
cured for Vice President Hall, saying a blanket sign Patrick's Day in one of the cluded on a list of 29 pro- zone" as long as they aren't
Mike Pence to participate ban during Pence's visit South's biggest street par- hibited items distributed by mounted on sticks and
in the South's largest St. Saturday would violate the ties after Mardi Gras in New city officials at a news con- don't exceed 20 feet-by-3
Patrick's Day parade won speech rights of parade Orleans. ference Wednesday. Sa- feet (6 meters-by-1 meter).
a brisk free speech fight goers. Security plans for Pence in- vannah city spokeswoman Gavin said at a Friday news
Friday as city officials in "It's a great day for the First clude requiring parade go- Michelle Gavin told report- conference that signs end-
Savannah backed off pro- Amendment," said Will Clai- ers to pass through metal ers the list was based on se- ed up on the banned items
hibiting signs and posters at borne, a Savannah attor- detectors in an area cover- curity measures the Secret list because of confusion
the event. ney who joined the ACLU ing a dozen square blocks Service has imposed at sim- stemming from differing re-
City officials reversed in filing the suit. "We want in the heart of Savannah's ilar high-profile events such strictions the Secret Service
course and announced everyone in the city of Sa- downtown historic district. as the presidential inaugu- requires for different types
signs would be allowed im- vannah to come out and People entering the secure ration. City officials said in of events.q