http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24583537/
Iowa immigration raid largest ever in U.S.
Nearly 400 were arrested at the kosher meatpacking plant
updated 1:45 p.m. MT, Tues., May. 13, 2008
POSTVILLE, Iowa - A raid at a northeastern Iowa meat processing plant this
week was the largest in U.S. history, federal authorities said.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials say 390 people were arrested
on immigration charges after Monday’s raid at Agriprocessors Inc. in
Postville. The facility is the world’s largest kosher meatpacking plant.
The raid was aimed at seeking evidence of identity theft, stolen Social
Security numbers and people who are in the country illegally.
Fifty-six of those arrested have been released on humanitarian grounds;
many of them have to take care of children.
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Asked about the raid during a Monday news conference, Gov. Chet Culver
said
both illegal immigrants and companies that knowingly hire them should be
prosecuted.
"Illegal means illegal, not just those who are crossing the border
illegally but those who are responsible for helping to make it happen,”
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I'm all for this but don't like the BS about releasing 56 illegals just
because they have kids. Throw these criminals out - all of them
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