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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested 212 people and served notices to businesses in the Los Angeles area, in a five-day operation that ended Thursday, the federal agency said.

Of those arrested, 195 have criminal convictions, were issued final orders of removal but did not leave the country, or re-entered illegally after being removed, ICE officials said.

Sarah Rodriguez, a spokeswoman for ICE, said that the remaining 17 people in custody were “collateral arrests,” meaning they were not direct targets in the sweeps, but “were found to be illegally present in the United States when our officers encountered them during the operation.

ICE began the operation on Sunday, and said earlier this week they were seeking about 400 individuals.

The agency said “88 percent of those arrested during this operation were convicted criminals.”

Rodriguez later confirmed that the remaining 12 percent of arrests — 25 people — were “non-criminal arrests.”

ICE deportation officers & special agents arrested 212 people for violating federal immigration laws &and served 122 notices of inspection to businesses in the LA area during a 5-day targeted operation. 88% of those arrested were convicted criminals https://t.co/QNFfm0vBA7 pic.twitter.com/PQcXZuq9dU — ICE (@ICEgov) February 16, 2018

Some of those now in custody will face federal criminal prosecution or begin deportation proceedings, and others may be deported. Others who already have outstanding deportation orders, or returned after previously being deported, could be immediately deported, officials said.

“The remaining individuals are in ICE custody awaiting a hearing before an immigration judge, or pending travel arrangements for removal in the near future,” the agency said in a statement.

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ICE Deputy Director Thomas Homan criticized Los Angeles, saying local policies force agents to go into communities to make arrests, which could lead to people not initially targeted by the agency to be swept up.

“Because sanctuary jurisdictions like Los Angeles prevent ICE from arresting criminal aliens in the secure confines of a jail, our officers are forced to conduct at-large arrests in the community, putting officers, the general public and the aliens at greater risk and increasing the incidents of collateral arrests,” Homan said.

“Fewer jail arrests mean more arrests on the street, and that also requires more resources, which is why we are forced to send additional resources to those areas to meet operational needs and officer safety,” he added.

The local ICE field office worked with the Pacific Enforcement Response Center to make the arrests.

ICE agents also served 122 notices telling Southern California-area businesses that their employee records will be audited. The agency recently served similar notices to 77 northern Californian businesses.