31.   Immigration officers began arresting people this week as they showed up for their scheduled waiver hearings and parole check-ins.

32.   Immigration officers demanded extra identification.

33.   Immigration officers threatened to deport him to China, where he had once been imprisoned, because, they said, his visa was not valid.

34.   Immigration officers detained him because they did not believe he intended only to visit, Castano said.

35.   Immigration officers somehow got pulled into the picture.

36.   Immigration officers in the Texas Panhandle have investigated Telles and his company, though they would not reveal why.

37.   Immigration officers then questioned newcomers in detail to try to catch those attempting to enter the United States under false pretenses.

38.   In April, an immigration officer who specializes in asylum cases interviewed him in detail about his story, found it credible and recommended his parole.

39.   In interviews and affidavits, the de Paulas recalled Cooley said an immigration officer instructed him to revoke all their property tax exemptions.

40.   Indian passengers were already there, accompanied by a U.S. marshal and an immigration officer.