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Carlos Tzirin-Rodriguez, who was not originally detained in the May 12 immigration raid at the plant, was convicted of possessing a resident alien card that was not issued to him and knowingly possessing the identification of another person.

The setting is different, but the process remains basically the same.

Initial court appearances for the individuals who stand criminally charged following the immigration raids on Agriprocessors in Postville began Tuesday night in Waterloo and continued today.

Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack has joined a group investigating the methods and effects of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids at workplaces across the country.

The investigatory group is led by Joseph Hansen, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW).

The group, which will hold hearings to investigate ICE operations and their [...]

With aid from the Marshall County Sheriff, the Marshalltown Police Department arrested 16 people in Grinnell last Friday under forgery and identification theft charges.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) spokeperson Greg Palmore said that ICE provided expertise, “assistance and administration processing,” to local police but did not initiate the investigation.

Warrants had been prepared for 26 [...]

Approximately 20 workers were arrested at the Monsanto Seed Company Friday morning in Grinnell. 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has stated that this is a local law enforcement operation and that arrests were made on criminal charges.

ICE was notified one week ago about this local operation which involves people from Marshalltown who were subcontracted by Manpower, [...]

In the wake of recent news that a merger between pork industry giants Smithfield Foods and Premium Standard Farms was finalized, news reports were popping up today about another merger of large meatpacking industry giants.
News organizations reported today that a Brazilian meatpacker has purchased Swift & Co., and as a result, will become the largest [...]