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US immigration and customs services have arrested 67 undocumented people in Clark County over the past week, the agency said Friday.
The agency arrested 102 people in Nevada, including 67 from Clark County, during a six-day operation that ended Thursday, according to a news release from the agency. ICE. The majority of those arrested had previously been convicted of criminal offenses, including "assault, violence, domestic violence, impaired driving, weapons charges and drug violations," the statement said.
The US task force on fugitives Marshals assisted ICE during the operation, the statement said.
The agency provided examples in the press release of four people arrested. Two of them – a 39-year-old man from Mexico and a 41-year-old woman from Mexico – were arrested in Las Vegas and had previously been charged with possession of drugs with the intention of selling.
Twenty-four people were arrested in Washoe County, seven people were arrested in Humboldt County, seven people were arrested in Elko County and two people were arrested in Carson City.
Arrested individuals who had orders pending deportation or who returned to the US after a previous eviction are subject to immediate deportation, the statement said. Other people arrested are in custody pending a hearing with immigration judges.
The release did not specify how many people were subject to immediate deportation from those awaiting hearing.
Contact Katelyn Newberg at [email protected] or at 702-383-0240. To follow @k_newberg on Twitter.
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