Eye Openers + Iowa Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

November 21, 2009

A federal judge dismissed dozens of immigration charges Thursday against the former manager of a kosher slaughterhouse, at the request of prosecutors who had already won a conviction on multiple counts of financial fraud. – Postville news

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.

October 15, 2008

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

September 30, 2008

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

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

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 13, 2008

Immigrants Find Solace After Storm of Arrests – Postville, Iowa

July 9, 2008

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

May 28, 2008

Lawmakers: Did Postville raid stymie labor probe?

May 21, 2008

85 Illegal Immigrants Sentenced from Iowa Raid

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

May 19, 2008

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

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

May 14, 2008

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

May 8, 2008

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

April 30, 2008

Iowa’s Governor Vilsack: Immigration raids were unconstitutional

April 10, 2008

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