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October 13, 2009

Iowa, U.S. gripped by trial in wake of historic immigrant raid – Postville raid aftermath

September 29, 2009

Filmmakers document consequences of U.S. immigration raid – “In the Shadow of the Raid” – Postville, Iowa

September 17, 2009

A new team of federal agents operating in Iowa this year has arrested immigrants with previous convictions for sex crimes, cocaine possession, kidnapping and carjacking. – But arrests of such criminals have been the exception, not the rule, new statistics obtained by The Des Moines Register show.

September 15, 2009

Viva Quad-Cities celebrates Hispanic culture – Illinois/Iowa

August 4, 2009

New Postville Book Blames Feds, Globalization for Town’s Collapse – “Postville, U.S.A.: Surviving Diversity in Small-Town America”

August 3, 2009

Frontline on Postville Raid – Guatemala: A Tale of Two Villages U.S. immigration raid leaves lasting mark

June 24, 2009

Interview with Christina Fernandez-Morrow, Latino Community Examiner

June 19, 2009

Iowa researchers found significant disparities in several aspects of children’s health-care between those who speak primarily Spanish and those who speak English.

June 5, 2009

How an immigration raid changed a town – Tiny Postville, Iowa, struggles to regain its footing one year after the largest immigration sweep in US history.

March 24, 2009

A Year Without a Mexican – Undocumented workers were the economic lifeblood of small towns like Postville, Iowa—until the immigration cops showed up.

December 15, 2008

Latinos at highest risk for work-related fatalities in Iowa

December 10, 2008

Iowa Educators Address College Success for Latinos

Attention needed to prevent Hispanic worker deaths – Hispanic workers may be at higher risk for work-related death than other U.S. workers, a University of Iowa trauma investigator warns. “Iowa has many Hispanic workers, and they are doing jobs in industries like those highlighted in a recent national report,” said Murray Madsen, chief investigator Iowa Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (IA FACE) at the University of Iowa.

December 2, 2008

Hispanic Christian band brings soul to Sioux City, Iowa

November 17, 2008

Iowans help credit unions reach Hispanics in Louisiana

November 6, 2008

Postville streets empty as immigration officials return – Iowa

October 15, 2008

The nation’s taxpayers have spent $5.2 million on the raid of Agriprocessors Inc. in Postville by immigration officials.

About 40 people attended an organizational meeting Tuesday of the Greater Quad-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

September 30, 2008

The Postville 28 — Women Immigrants Fight To Stay In U.S.

September 25, 2008

School of Social Work’s 10th Latino conference will be Oct. 10-11 in Des Moines – Grand View College

September 22, 2008

Latino American Idol contest big draw at festival in Des Moines

September 8, 2008

‘Voice of Postville’ One of Few Talking

August 28, 2008

E-Verify faces added scrutiny in the wake of Mississippi raid – Postville’s Agriprocessors raid now second largest in U.S. history

August 20, 2008

Citizens of Postville, Iowa report ICE has created “open-air” prison in town that keeps detained immigrant women from feeding their children

August 18, 2008

The largest single-site workplace raid in U.S. history may have cost a kosher slaughterhouse in Iowa nearly half its employees, but it’s been a boon to labor recruiters around the country.

August 17, 2008

A small town struggles after immigration raid – Postville, Iowa

August 12, 2008

Hy-Vee Inc. in West Des Moines is one of six national retailers that received the 2008 Hispanic Retail Excellence Award at the Hispanic 360 Summit in Miami at the end of July.

August 7, 2008

In 15 counties last year, Hispanics made up more than 5 percent of the population, nearly double what it was in 2000. In seven counties, more than one in 10 people claimed Hispanic ethnicity. In only three counties was that the case eight years ago. – Iowa

August 6, 2008

Iowa kosher meat plant Agriprocessors cited for violations of child labor laws – The Postville, Iowa, plant was the site of one of the largest immigration raids ever; 57 kids were involved.

August 5, 2008

Luther pastor David Vasquez a fixture in post-raid Postville – Iowa

July 28, 2008

About 1,000 people, including rabbis, Hispanic immigrants and Catholic clergy, marched through Postville, Iowa on Sunday, protesting working conditions at Agriprocessors Inc.

July 27, 2008

Three members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus listened Saturday to tales of children working long hours at kosher meatpacking plant Agriprocessors Inc., of fractured families and the emptiness left behind after nearly 400 people were swept up in the largest federal immigration raid of its kind May 12.

After Postville, Iowa Raid, Immigrants Fuel Labor Inquiries – found more than 20 under-age workers, some as young as 13. – some worked shifts of 12 hours or more – six days a week

July 26, 2008

Illinois Congressman Luis Gutierrez has attended a meeting in Iowa where he heard stories from residents affected by a federal immigration raid in May. – Postville

July 24, 2008

Iowa – Auditions for the second annual Latino American Idol competition will take place Tuesday night at Dos Rios Cantina and Tequila Lounge in downtown Des Moines.

July 21, 2008

Raid on meat plant haunts town, sparks debate – Postville

July 16, 2008

Dozens of detainees in Postville face indefinite wait – Iowa

July 14, 2008

Iowa Christian Leaders Press for Humane Immigration Laws

July 13, 2008

Immigrants Find Solace After Storm of Arrests – Postville, Iowa

July 10, 2008

Eyewitness comes forward to tell the true story of what happened at Postville, Iowa (Latina Lista)

July 9, 2008

Lutheran pastor: Postville’s returned to state it was in 15 years ago – Iowa

June 23, 2008

Latino Soccer League ‘like a family’ – Man who oversees Latino Soccer League promotes a team spirit – Sioux City, Iowa

June 19, 2008

WKBF-AM radio sold to Hispanic broadcasters – Quad-Cities, Iowa/Illinois – La Jefa Latino Broadcasting

June 3, 2008

Did You Know? 297 illegal immigrants arrested in the raid on an Iowa meatpacking plant were sentenced to five months in prison for using false documents – but not one company official as yet faces any charges. – Postville

June 2, 2008

‘English-only’ gets a hard look – Iowa

May 28, 2008

Lawmakers: Did Postville raid stymie labor probe?

May 27, 2008

‘Mess’ lingers for Latino aid center – Waterloo, Iowa

Miles away, Postville raid’s impact is still acute

May 22, 2008

Illegal Workers to Serve Time Outside of Iowa – Postville aftermath

ACLU Demands Government Restore Basic Legal Protections To Meatpacking Workers Arrested In Iowa Raids

Hispanics bracing themselves for more ICE raids – Quad-Cities, Iowa/Illinois

What will become of Postville’s undocumented students? – Iowa

May 21, 2008

85 Illegal Immigrants Sentenced from Iowa Raid

Immigrants feel distress, shock, nun says – Postville, Iowa raid

May 20, 2008

Homeland Security ignored Iowa officials’ pleas to postpone Postville raid until criminal investigation of plant management completed (Latina Lista)

Update: Latino community still under siege in Postville and Waterloo, Iowa (Latina Lista)

Postville Latino community leaders ask, “What good comes from tearing so many families apart?” (Latina Lista)

New Texas Mayor Wants the Expulsion of Undocumented Immigrants to be a Town Project (Latina Lista)

Update: Postville illegals ordered to leave – Iowa

May 19, 2008

Spanish-speaking officers rare in area – Iowa City (how about only 3)

Archbishop holds Mass in Postville, Iowa

New Health-Care Center Opens up For Hispanics -South Sioux City, Iowa

May 15, 2008

Latino help center swamped since raid – Waterloo, Iowa

Human toll told in Postville – Iowa (with video)

Illegal Worker Describes Escape from Plant – Postville, Iowa

Postville immigration raid sends shockwaves – Dubuque County Hispanics feel the impact – Iowa

“It’s as if they had five kids, maybe 10 kids, die in their class because they’re not there anymore. That’s what it’s like…it’s like a natural disaster,” Walz said. – Postville principal still seeing impact of immigration raid

May 14, 2008

Did You Know? Officials say 90% of the Latino students at Postville high school aren’t in class today and a third of all the students in kindergarten through eighth grade are absent. – Impact of raid – Iowa

Lieutenant Governor Patty Judge cites concern Postville plant will close – Iowa

What’s Next for Postville? – (update: near 400 arrested – town may dry up)- Iowa – (you should read the comments below the original article)

Immigration raid notebook – Iowa – (looks like ICE did use the National Cattle Congress grounds in Waterloo for the Postville raid)

May 13, 2008

Search warrants detail reasons for Postville raid – Iowa

Postville immigration raid termed largest in Iowa history – (as many as 300 arrested)

Immigration raid: State agency gathered student data last month – Postville, Iowa

Immigration raid: Workers take care, take cover – (in other parts of Iowa)

Immigration raid: Town’s Hispanics shutter businesses, scatter – Postville, Iowa

Hundreds arrested in immigration raid at Postville plant – Iowa (largest in the history of state)

Iowa’s Gov. Culver Reacts to Immigration Raid

Postville plant reopens after raid – Iowa

Immigration raid: Proliferation of undocumented workers began in early ’80s – Iowa

Immigration raid: Plant official is GOP contributor – Iowa

Immigration raid: biggest kosher meatpacker started by Jews in 1987 – Iowa

History: Postville had recent influx of immigrants – Iowa

Immigration raid: Union fears action hurts probe – Iowa

Claims of ID fraud lead to largest raid in state history – Iowa

May 8, 2008

Attorney: Client didn’t break law by talks with immigrants – Iowa

ICE activity at National Cattle Congress sparks fear among Latinos – Waterloo, Iowa

May 5, 2008

Many Mexicans long ago assimilated into new lives in Nebraska, Iowa

May 1, 2008

Hispanic population maintains Iowa climb, data show

April 30, 2008

Iowa’s Governor Vilsack: Immigration raids were unconstitutional

Radio Iowa: Panel probes 2006 immigration raids at Swift plants

April 25, 2008

Illegal immigration issues roil Iowa town – Marshalltown, where a quarter of residents are Latino, is seeing rising anti-immigrant sentiments, especially after a deadly car crash involving a woman in the country illegally.

April 24, 2008

Courthouse officials eye Spanish – Iowa

April 14, 2008

Bill targets illegal immigrants – Iowa

April 10, 2008

English-only ruling draws fire – Iowa voting forms in languages other than English violated a 2002 state law

Jurisprudence in Español – Court employees taking Spanish classes in Ottumwa, Iowa

March 6, 2008

Iowa: ID Theft Bill Passes Committee

January 8, 2008

Baker maintains ties with his heritage through his baking – Lupe Rivera – Iowa

January 7, 2008

Hispanic immigrants come to North Iowa for a variety of reasons

January 4, 2008

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