Gang Members Nabbed in Chicago

By Antonio Olivo | Chicago Tribune reporter

During a four-day sweep, federal Immigration agents have arrested 49 immigrants in the Chicago area, part of an ongoing effort to crack down on foreign-born gang members, officials announced Friday.

Of those arrested, 47 are believed to be members or associates of seven gangs, the federal department of Immigration & Customs Enforcement announced in an e-mailed news release. Most were from Mexico, with one Guatemalan, the statement said. All but one were in the country illegally.

The arrests, which ended Wednesday, were made in Chicago's north and northwest suburbs.