Postville plant reopens after raid - Iowa

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Posted on: May 13th, 2008
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“The Agriprocessors meatpacking plant appears to be back in business this morning, less than 12 hours after federal and state agents finished an immigration raid there.

More than 100 cars were in the employee parking lot this morning. A company official standing near the entrance was talking on the phone with someone about “today’s chicken kill.””*

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