U.S. authorities begin raids, taking 121 illegal immigrants into custody over the weekend

*This was big news over the weekend when the 121 were rounded-up, now it’s become a back page story. What’s missing in the number is how many of the deported are children – there’s no official count about kids. VL

By Lisa Rein, The Washington Post

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced Monday that federal immigration authorities apprehended 121 adults and children in raids over the New Year’s weekend as part of a nationwide operation to deport a new wave of illegal immigrants.

The families taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were living in Georgia, Texas and North Carolina, Johnson said in a statement. They are being held temporarily in federal detention centers before being deported to Central America.

“As I have said repeatedly, our borders are not open to illegal migration,” Johnson said. “If you come here illegally, we will send you back consistent with our laws and values.”

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