Bad Omen for the Patriots? Immigrant Snow Shovelers Stopped by ICE

The Boston Globe reported that dozens of immigrants were pulled over Wednesday in Foxborough, Massachusetts by U.S. immigration authorities on their way to Gillette Stadium to shovel snow before this weekend’s New England Patriots playoff game.Many of those stopped were from Guatemala.  “Wednesday’s road stop was part of a routine Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation seeking specific fugitives who had been ordered deported, including some with criminal records that included domestic violence and driving while intoxicated, said agency spokeswoman Paula Grenier.”  ICE apparently stopped vans of buses taking the workers to work.   Nine men from Guatemala were detained and are facing deportation. Five who illegally reentered the country after having been deported are being referred for criminal prosecution. “But 49 other people, most of whom are believed to be from Guatemala, were also questioned and released on orders to report to Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the future to determine whether they are here legally.”

I do not know about you but I am taking the Baltimore Ravens and the points in their NFL Wild Card Game on Sunday.

KJ

UPDATE  On Sunday, the Baltimore Ravens upset the New England Patriiots 33-14 and knocked the Pats out of the NFL playoffs.  The Boston Globe reported that ICE, after questioning, took many of the workers to the stadium to work clearing the field.