Update: Postville illegals ordered to leave - Iowa

Seven men chained in wrist and ankle shackles walked about 500 feet Monday to be told they were being deported and could never return to the United States.

Most of the media was gone who had covered the initial appearances in court last week for the 390 arrested in what is called the largest single-site Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid in United States history on May 12.

No protesters lined the streets, cheering for freedom and demanding change, as they did Sunday. In stark contrast, several men wearing blue jackets displaying “ICE Police” were the only ones lining a back wall in the courtroom.”*

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