DHS Denies Authorities Waited Until After Election To Arrest Menendez Intern

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Peter Boogaard, a spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security, denied that authorities waited until after the election to arrest an illegal immigrant who worked as an unpaid intern for Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), the New Jersey Star-Ledger reported Wednesday.

Boogaard told the paper in a statement:

“ICE followed standard process in coordination with its federal partners and local prosecutors before taking appropriate enforcement action.”

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