Eighty-four illegal aliens were arrested on June 17 at the Delta Downs Racetrack in Calcasieu Parish, near Vinton, Louisiana, US, owned by Boyd Gaming.
The arrests were made during a worksite enforcement operation conducted by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the U.S. Border Patrol, the Louisiana State Police, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the FBI.
All arrested aliens were taken into custody during the operation were processed for administrative immigration violations and transported to the Lake Charles Border Patrol Station in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
“ICE Homeland Security Investigations is working closely with our federal and state partners to review each case of unauthorised employment at the racetrack to identify any other criminal activities that were taking place in addition to labour exploitation and immigration violations,” said ICE HSI New Orleans special agent in charge Eric DeLaune.
“Oftentimes, when we’re conducting these worksite enforcement operations, we uncover other forms of criminal conduct such as document and benefit fraud, money laundering and human trafficking.
“As a result, we’re able to bolster public safety in the local community by eliminating that criminal activity and removing any dangerous criminal aliens, transnational gang members or other egregious immigration offenders who illegally entered the country and are working at the business without authorisation.”
