News (Noticias) for Iowa
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November 18, 2009
Eleventh-hour criticism is arising over President Obama’s nomination for United States attorney in northern Iowa of a prosecutor who had a leading role in the criminal cases against hundreds of illegal immigrants arrested in a May 2008 raid at a meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa. – Stephanie Rose
November 13, 2009
Postville Raid: Eighteen months have passed since immigration agents raided Agriprocessors Inc. meat plant, arrested nearly 400 workers, and sent the plant spiraling into bankruptcy. – On Thursday, the plant’s former vice president – Sholom Rubashkin – was found guilty of 86 of 91 counts of financial crimes. – Verdict brings closure to many in Postville
November 10, 2009
Affinity Credit Union has been awarded an Innovation Grant for nearly $40,000 from the National Credit Union Foundation to launch a prepaid reload card program specifically designed to serve area Hispanics.- Iowa
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
