Immigration Raid on Paulson Puerto Rico Hotel Ensnares 53 People
An immigration raid on a luxury Puerto Rico hotel partially owned by billionaire investor John Paulson led the US Department of Homeland Security to arrest dozens of construction workers from the Dominican Republic.
Some 53 workers, all presumed to be undocumented, were working at the La Concha Resort in San Juan, but weren't hotel employees, Special Agent Rebecca Gonzalez-Ramos told reporters Thursday in San Juan. She declined to name the construction company the team worked for.
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