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December 12, 2018
ICE arrested 170 immigrants seeking to sponsor migrant children
By molly cruz
Those immigrants arrested had come forward seeking to sponsor migrant children placed in government custody, according to ICE.Nearly two thirds of those arrested — 109 in total — had no criminal record, the agency said. Another 61 of those arrested did have criminal records, but ICE did not specify the crimes and said it could not break down convictions by violent and nonviolent offenses.
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Those immigrants arrested had come forward seeking to sponsor migrant children placed in government custody, according to ICE.
Nearly two thirds of those arrested — 109 in total — had no criminal record, the agency said. Another 61 of those arrested did have criminal records, but ICE did not specify the crimes and said it could not break down convictions by violent and nonviolent offenses.