[USA] Immigration charges used to crack down on gangs / USA Today, 9 October 2007
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-10-08-gangs_N.htm
Donna Leinwand
"Federal agents are using immigration violations to arrest and deport scores of gang members in cities across the USA. In a three-month summertime push that began June 1, federal agents working with local police agencies in 23 cities arrested 1,313 gang members, their associates and other illegal residents, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement said."