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NN) - Federal officials raided Wal-Mart stores across the United States Th=
ursday, arresting about 250 illegal immigrants working on cleaning crews a=
t 61 stores in 21 states.
Federal agents picked up undocumented workers from Mexico, eastern Europe =
and other countries who were employed by several contractors used by the w=
orld's largest retailer. Many of those arrested in the crackdown, which of=
ficials called "Operation Rollback," were coming off night cleaning shifts=
at various Wal-Mart stores.
Garrison Courtney, a spokesman for the Bureau of Immigration and Customs E=
nforcement (ICE), said the raids started at 4 a.m. ET and ended about five=
hours later.
A search warrant also was executed at Wal-Mart headquarters in Bentonville=
, Ark., Courtney said, but he declined to provide details on what investig=
ators were looking for or what they actually found.
"We are always looking at companies that are knowingly exploiting people f=
or the purpose of making money," Courtney said. He said businesses that em=
ploy undocumented workers often pay low wages and offer few or no benefits=
"We're currently trying to understand the scope and the detail of the inve=
stigation," Wal-Mart spokeswoman Sharon Weber told CNN. "We are talking to=
the [immigration bureau] and, of course, are committed to cooperating wit=
h them."
Wal-Mart uses at least 100 outside contractors for cleaning services at ab=
out 700 stores across the country, she said. "We do require each of these =
contractors to use only legal workers. We do not know if the current inves=
tigation involves one or multiple outside contractors," Weber added.
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