U.S. citizens caught up in immigration sweeps

Posted by Dihui Zhu

LOS ANGELES, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Immigration raids of factories and other work sites often result in at least a short-term detention of lawful residents and even citizens, a newspaper report said on Thursday.
Such mistaken detentions are drawing increased attention and inviting calls on the Obama administration to rein in the controversial workplace raids, the Los Angeles Times said.
The surge in ICE workplace actions during the Bush administration spawned fierce complaints from employees caught up in dragnets at factories, slaughterhouses and poultry farms, the paper said.
Officials in Washington said last month that the Obama administration was expected to shift enforcement emphasis to target employers rather than workers, according to the paper.
Immigrant advocates have long pushed for such a change, while others say easing workplace enforcement will encourage illegal immigration.

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