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Immigration

May 23, 2009

Agents Acknowledge Arresting Illegal Immigrants Inside Courts

At least three immigrants were arrested inside downtown Los Angeles immigration courts minutes before they were scheduled to appear before a judge over the past six months.

By Sandra Hernandez
Daily Journal Staff Writer

At least three immigrants were arrested inside downtown Los Angeles immigration courts minutes before they were scheduled to appear before a judge over the past six months.

"To arrest people outside the court is shocking," said Mario Acosta Jr., a Los Angeles immigration lawyer whose client was picked up by agents while he was awaiting a hearing.

Acosta said his client was standing in Judge Fr...

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