Washington, D.C. - Congressman Joe Baca (D-Rialto) told San Bernardino residents tonight that he is outraged at the border sweeps in the San Bernardino area last week. 

"I am working hard to get to the bottom of this issue," said Congressman Baca. "I have sent a letter to Mr. Robert Bonner…with the Department of Homeland Security expressing my outrage at the situation." 

Congressman Baca spoke to residents from the San Bernardino area at a community meeting organized by the National Alliance for Human Rights. The meeting was a reaction to last week's sweeps of San Bernardino and Ontario by the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection in which hundreds of residents were stopped by police and asked to produce immigration documents. 

"We cannot allow our residential communities to become battlefields in the war against illegal immigration," said Congressman Baca. "The Border Patrol must do their job without endangering our community and instilling fear in our residents." 

Congressman Baca is leading the effort by members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to meet with Commissioner Bonner of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection. 

"I am doing everything I can to make sure that sweeps like the ones last week do not happen again," said Congressman Baca. "I will not stop until this situation has been resolved."

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