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RICHMOND, Va. (AP)
Posted: 2:47 PM May 8, 2008
Last Updated: 2:47 PM May 8, 2008

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Thirty-three workers have been arrested on immigration charges at the construction site for the new federal courthouse in downtown Richmond.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents took 29 men and four women into custody Wednesday. ICE spokeswoman Ernestine Fobbs said they were charged with immigration violations and are being detained for further processing.

She said the workers' native countries included Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Peru.

State police assisted in the raid at the seven-story building, which is expected to open this summer.

The builder is Tompkins Builders Inc., which is owned by New York-based Turner Construction Co.

Turner said in a statement that the company is cooperating in the investigation, which it said does not involve any employees of Tompkins Builders or Turner.

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Posted by: Locke Location: Madison VA on May 14, 2008 at 11:00 PM
DAWN: Based on your comments, YOU could be one of the people who are doing harm to our country. ICE is not picking on the Hispanic population, tens of millions of Hispanics are breaking the law. They, as well as almost all other nationalities, have violated our borders and our sovereignty, taken jobs from legal American citizens, and permanently removed billions of dollars from the now faltering U.S. economy. There is a legal way to immigrate to the U.S., a way that honest people have used for many years. Why can't more Hispanic workers immigrate legally? Then they could be productive & loyal U.S. citizens...something they could be proud of. Advocating illegal immigration undermines the validity of legal citizens & immigrants. Immigration must be controlled & monitored, it has nothing to do with race.

Posted by: Dawn Location: vIRGINIA on May 8, 2008 at 03:05 PM
WHY DOES THE ICE HAVE TO KEEP ON PICKING ON THE HISPANIC POPULATION. WHY DONT THEY FOCUS ON THE REAL PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING HARM TO OUR COUNTRY. ALL THE HISPANIC PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO DO IS WORK AND MAKE A LIVING TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAMILIES. THEY ARE VERY HARD WORKERS AND THE US NEEDS THEM IN MANY FIELDS OF JOBS.