Hundreds arrested in Iowa immigration raid
POSTVILLE, Iowa (AP) - May 12, 2008 U.S. Attorney Matt M. Dummermuth says the raid on the
Agriprocessors Inc. plant in Postville is the largest operation of
its kind in Iowa history and followed months of planning.
Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement entered the
plant looking for evidence of identity theft, stolen Social
Security numbers and people in the country illegally.
Sister Mary McCauley, a Roman Catholic nun, says family members
of plant workers were coming to her nearby church in tears.
ICE spokesman Tim Counts says those arrested could be released
on humanitarian grounds if they are a primary caregiver to a child.
