Aknauta
02-28-2003, 12:50 PM
trib.com
37 illegal aliens arrested at nuke base
By MEAD GRUVER
Associated Press Writer
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Thirty-seven illegal aliens were arrested at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, headquarters of the nation's largest arsenal of intercontinental nuclear missiles.
Forty-four employees of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers subcontractor were originally arrested Wednesday. Seven later provided documents showing they were in the country legally, officials said.
''Those individuals were taken into custody and they remain in our custody awaiting further investigation,'' INS spokeswoman Nina Pruneda said Thursday.
The aliens were working at two areas on base. Immigration and Naturalization Service officials were trying to determine whether the aliens had access to secure areas.
However, authorities do not believe any were linked to terrorists.
Link (http://www.trib.com/AP/wire_detail.php?wire _num=126284)
37 illegal aliens arrested at nuke base
By MEAD GRUVER
Associated Press Writer
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Thirty-seven illegal aliens were arrested at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, headquarters of the nation's largest arsenal of intercontinental nuclear missiles.
Forty-four employees of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers subcontractor were originally arrested Wednesday. Seven later provided documents showing they were in the country legally, officials said.
''Those individuals were taken into custody and they remain in our custody awaiting further investigation,'' INS spokeswoman Nina Pruneda said Thursday.
The aliens were working at two areas on base. Immigration and Naturalization Service officials were trying to determine whether the aliens had access to secure areas.
However, authorities do not believe any were linked to terrorists.
Link (http://www.trib.com/AP/wire_detail.php?wire _num=126284)