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Postville Aftermath: 302 Detainees Charged Criminally, 297 Plead Guilty

By Lynda Waddington 5/22/08

Ten days ago federal authorities surrounded Agriprocessors, a kosher meatpacking plant in Postville, and took 389 workers into custody on possible immigration violations. Within 48 hours officials with the U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Iowa and Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that the first 20 arrests on criminal charges had taken place. By the [...]

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