There is no question in my mind that they were within their legal rights to enter public places to look for aliens. but these particular places which they entered. specifically some taverns and so on. raise a question of whether or not good judgment was actually used. In addition. there were allegations. which I have not been able to substantiate. that they improperly entered some public places. including schools. On at least one occasion the result of this roundup was to frighten a young man who saw the approaching officers. with the result that he fled the scene. Unfortunately. in the process of fleeing. he was killed. I do not necessarily blame that on the immigration officers. In that particular instance. I have no reason to think that they were acting beyond the scope of their authority.
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