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Immigration Agents Raid Maui Construction Site

Contractor For Project Targeted Before

POSTED: 3:11 pm HST August 20, 2008
UPDATED: 4:40 pm HST August 20, 2008

Federal immigrations agents raided another construction site Wednesday on Maui and arrested 22 people suspected of being illegal immigrants.

The raid happened at the Honua Kai Resort at Kaanapali, Maui.

Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Agent In Charge Wayne Wills said the 22 workers put into custody for potential deportation came from several Latin American countries.

The general contractor on the project was Ledcore U.S. Pacific Construction, which has had several of its Hawaii projects raided by the federal government.
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