Over 80 illegals busted at Louisiana racetrack, industry leaders NOT happy
The arrest of over 80 illegal aliens at a Louisiana racetrack Monday prompted calls for a crackdown on the businesses that hired them.
The arrests at the Delta Downs Racetrack, Hotel and Casino in Calcasieu Parish occurred after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) “received intelligence” that businesses operating in the racetrack’s stables were employing “unauthorized workers,” an ICE spokesperson told the Associated Press.
84 illegals were arrested for deportation by ICE on Tuesday at Delta Downs Racetrack Casino in Louisiana:
“Along with a criminal investigation, agents are also assessing whether civil penalties are appropriate for the businesses that hired the alleged unauthorized workers.” pic.twitter.com/m8iTQCYDVh
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Among those arrested were “at least two” illegal aliens with criminal records.
“Those arrested included Enrique Gonzalez Moreno, 36, from Mexico, who ICE said has illegally entered the U.S. four times,” according to the Louisiana Illuminator. “He has reportedly been convicted twice for driving under the influence, once for cocaine possession and once for illegal reentry.”
“ICE also took an unnamed 40-year-old man from Mexico into custody who the agency said has previously been arrested for criminal conspiracy, aggravated battery with a dangerous weapon, sexual battery and video voyeurism,” the report continued.
An ICE official told the Illuminator that the agency is also seeking to determine whether other criminal activities were occurring at the racetrack, including labor exploitation.
“Oftentimes, when we’re conducting these worksite enforcement operations, we uncover other forms of criminal conduct such as document and benefit fraud, money laundering and human trafficking,” the official said.
EXCLUSIVE: More than 80 illegal migrants were arrested during a worksite enforcement operation at the Delta Downs Racetrack in Louisiana today. According to ICE, the op was conducted after authorities received intelligence indicating that the businesses operating out of the… pic.twitter.com/tyEHrCvXzJ
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Racing industry leaders were reportedly livid at the arrests.
“To come in and take that many workers away and leave the horse racing operation stranded and without workers is unacceptable,” National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association general counsel Peter Ecabert whined to the AP.
“If they were willing to come in and try and work with us, we are willing to make sure things are done in an orderly way. But what they have done here leaves everyone in a bad situation,” he added.
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