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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
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
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 19, 2009
A national commission released a report today that says there was a “systematic abuse of worker rights” during the federal immigration raids that included the 2006 raid at the Swift meatpacking plant in Marshalltown and the 2008 raid Agriprocessors in Postville.
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 5, 2008
Going Home to Guatemala – The aftermath of an immigration raid. – (the Postville, Iowa raid)
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.
September 30, 2008
The Postville 28 — Women Immigrants Fight To Stay In U.S.
September 8, 2008
‘Voice of Postville’ One of Few Talking
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 14, 2008
A federal judge has decided to let 10 women return to their homes in Guatemala or Mexico three months after they were swept up in an immigration raid in Postville.
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 21, 2008
Raid on meat plant haunts town, sparks debate – Postville
July 16, 2008
Dozens of detainees in Postville face indefinite wait – Iowa
July 13, 2008
Immigrants Find Solace After Storm of Arrests – Postville, Iowa
An Interpreter Speaking Up for Migrants (from the Postville, Iowa raid) – Erik Camayd-Freixas – Professor of Spanish at Florida International University
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 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
May 28, 2008
Lawmakers: Did Postville raid stymie labor probe?
May 27, 2008
Miles away, Postville raid’s impact is still acute
May 22, 2008
What will become of Postville’s undocumented students? – Iowa
May 20, 2008
Homeland Security ignored Iowa officials’ pleas to postpone Postville raid until criminal investigation of plant management completed (Latina Lista)
Postville Latino community leaders ask, “What good comes from tearing so many families apart?” (Latina Lista)
May 15, 2008
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 13, 2008
Search warrants detail reasons for Postville raid – Iowa
