Two illegal aliens arrested (Marshfield Mail)

Two illegal aliens arrested

By Mark Lile
markl@marshfieldmail.com
Published:
Friday, February 13, 2009 9:21 AM CST

Two illlegal aliens were taken into custody early Thursday morning, Feb. 12, in Marshfield.

Michael Spinella, resident agent in charge with the Springfield office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), said the agency had received information about a couple of potential illegal immigrants living in Marshfield.

An agent reportedly approached a pair of Latino men walking in the area of Banning Street Thursday morning. When confronted by the agent, Spinella said the two men ran into El Charro restaurant, located just off Spur Drive on Banning Street, and locked themselves in the building.

Spinella said the men apparently were employees at the restaurant.

After getting permission from the building owner, ICE agents were able to get inside and take the two men into custody.

As of mid-day Thursday, the two men were being processed by immigration officials in Springfield. Information on their nationality was not yet available.

Spinella said the pair could go before an immigration judge in Kansas City, if they are ordered to be deported and choose to contest the order.

The Springfield ICE office covers 24 southwest Missouri counties from West Plains to the Missouri-Kansas border.