Immigrant meatpackers bracing for possible federal raids, arrests

“Frightened by raids last year at six Swift & Co. plants, illegal immigrants in the nations meatpacking towns are preparing for their possible arrest.

For years, immigrant-rights groups had been confident the meatpacking giants were so powerful immigration agents would never raid them.

But since the Dec. 12 sweeps at Swift plants in six states, immigrant advocacy groups have been holding workshops, teaching undocumented workers how to prepare for their arrests by doing such things as drawing up legal documents so someone could care for their children and handle their financial affairs.”

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