Postville immigration raid termed largest in Iowa history – (as many as 300 arrested) From: wcfcourier.com
Tagged: attorney, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Iowa, social security numbersPosted on: May 13th, 2008
Immigration officials raided the Agriprocessors Inc. meat processing plant in Postville today, arresting as many as 300 people.
Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement entered the plant at about 10 a.m. looking for evidence of identity theft, use of stolen Social Security numbers and for people who are in the country illegally, said Tim Counts, an ICE spokesman.
The raid by agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was the largest such operation in Iowa history, said Matt M. Dummermuth, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa.”*
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