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Ratcliffe claims he arrested 300 immigrants in 1 day. He didn't. Only 45 workers were charged. Six cases were dismissed, two because the suspects turned out to be U.S. citizens. One was awakened in her home and hauled away by immigration agents. washingtonpost.com/investigations…
Ratcliffe trumpeted his apparently minimal role in the action to burnish his conservative bona fides when he ran for Congress. “At the end of the day, it did not deliver,” said a former investigator involved in early planning stages. “It was the biggest waste of money and hype.”
Leticia Zamarripa, a spokeswoman in ICE’s El Paso office who also participated in the operation, questioned Ratcliffe’s characterization of his role in the arrests. “No, that doesn’t sound factual. That sounds incorrect,” she told the Post.
@robertoharrow and @ShawnBoburg also report that Ratcliffe’s campaign claimed “as a result of [his] efforts" a company paid $4.5M “criminal penalty.” Agreement wasn't struck until year after he left office, co. didn't admit wrongdoing, gov't brought no civil or criminal charges.
