Federal immigration officials arrested 120 illegal immigrants, many of whom had a commercial driver’s license, in an operation across Oklahoma, authorities announced Oct. 14.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents took part in a three-day operation in September along Interstate 40 in Oklahoma in a bid “to disrupt criminal activity and threats to public safety … through vigorous traffic enforcement,” an ICE statement read.
ICE said it worked with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, making around 520 contacts and ICE performed investigations into the records of foreign-born individuals encountered by highway patrol officers.
In all, 120 illegal immigrants were detained by ICE for immigration-related offenses. At least 91 had a commercial driver’s license (CDL) and were operating a commercial motor vehicle, the agency said....