Immigration

ICE nabs 900 gang members in sting

By Anna Giaritelli
Published March 28, 2016 11:24pm ET
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ICE nabs 900 gang members in sting
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials arrested more than 900 criminal gang members in a recent sting operation. (Bloomberg File Photo/David Maung) | David Maung

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials arrested more than 900 criminal gang members in a recent sting operation that targeted those associated with drug trafficking, human smuggling, sex trafficking, murder and racketeering.

The federal agency announced Monday evening it apprehended 1,133 people in the five-week operation from Feb. 15 to March 21, nicknamed “Project Shadowfire” by ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations unit.

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