Monday, May 12, 2008

Hundreds Arrested In Illegal Immigration Raid

Expect kosher prices to rise. 

A raid by federal immigration officials at the nation’s largest kosher meatpacking plant may have resulted in as many as 700 arrests, immigration officials said Monday

Agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement entered the Agriprocessors Inc. complex in northeast Iowa Monday morning to execute a criminal search warrant for evidence relating to aggravated identity theft, fraudulent use of Social Security numbers and other crimes, said Tim Counts, a Midwest ICE spokesman.

Agents are also executing a civil search warrant for people illegally in the United States, he said.

Immigration officials told aides to Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, that they expect 600 to 700 arrests. About 1,000 to 1,050 people work at the plant, according to Iowa Workforce Development, the state’s employment services agency.

(1) Comments
Posted by Owen at 2013 hrs
Law + Politics + Politics - General

  1. I find it completely unbelievable that plant bosses didn’t know that about 70% of their workforce was illegal.

    I hope they deport the illegals and come down extremely hard on the plant owners.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on May 12, 2008 at 2105 hrs


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