La Herradura Target of Immigration Raid

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La Herradura, pictured with a "closed" sign on the front door, is one of the restaurants targeted by law enforcement in five states today in effort to break up an alleged scheme that involved smuggling workers from Mexico to work for low wages. Simon Bandes, a Mexican who came to this country illegally and has passed himself off as a Honduran was accused of being the ringleader after his arrest early this morning in Depew. Immigration and Customs Enforcement also raided other restaurants Bandes owns, including Don Larenzo's in Allegany. Agents also raided apartment houses where the illegal aliens lived and the Marietta, Ga. home of Bandes' sister.
So far, 11 restaurant managers and 45 illegal aliens have been picked up.

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Anonymous said…
I enjoyed wonderful meals there and am sad to see it go...but there are rules that need to be followed in our country!
April 17, 2008 at 7:53 PM
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