Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Wednesday, April 24, 2002
About 100 US Airport Employees Arrested
US federal authorities on Tuesday arrested some 100 airport workers in Washington area on charges from illegal immigration to lying about a criminal background, official sources said.
US federal authorities on Tuesday arrested some 100 airport workers in Washington area on charges from illegal immigration to lying about a criminal background, official sources said.
The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the arrests are still continuing at Dulles International Airport, Reagan National Airport and Baltimore Washington International Airport.
A formal announcement about the arrests is going to be made by Attorney General John Ashcroft later on Wednesday.
The arrests mark the continuing effort by U.S. authorities to crack down on those who were not entitled to their jobs at the airports after the September 11 attacks.
As of last week, more than 250 people had been arrested at 11 U. S. airports on charges they fraudulently obtained credentials for access to sensitive airport areas. More than 70 have been deported or are awaiting deportation proceedings, authorities said.