CHICAGO (AP) -
Federal authorities have arrested 331 people in six Midwest states including
Illinois and Indiana as part of a sweep targeting immigrants living
illegally in the U.S. previously convicted of crimes and other immigration
violators.
U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement issued a news release Friday saying the operation
began May 9 and wrapped up Monday. It also covered Wisconsin, Kentucky,
Kansas and Missouri.
Authorities
arrested 107 people in the Chicago area and 25 in the Indianapolis area.
Of the 25
individuals arrested in Indiana, 23 had been convicted of crimes in the U.S.
including drugs, fraud and domestic violence. In Illinois, 96 of those
arrested had been convicted of crimes including robbery, aggravated sexual
abuse and weapons offenses.