Matt Dummermuth

Postville Aftermath: 302 Detainees Charged Criminally, 297 Plead Guilty

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 [...]

Over 300 Now Criminally Charged in Postville Raid

Over 300 of the 389 people who were detained following a federal immigration raid of Agriprocessors in Postville on Monday are now facing criminal charges. It’s a figure that has civil liberties advocates concerned.

Postville Detainees Will Leave Waterloo Facility Soon

Criminal hearings are currently under way in makeshift courtrooms in Waterloo for 20 of the nearly 400 individuals detained following a Monday immigration raid of meatpacking plant Agriprocessors, Inc., in Postville.
In a press conference this afternoon in Cedar Rapids, Matt Dummermuth, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, and Claude Arnold, special agent with [...]

Human Trafficking Focus of New Eastern Iowa Campaign

Iowa’s two U.S. Attorneys kicked off a new effort this afternoon that is aimed at raising public awareness of human trafficking in several eastern Iowa communities.

Dummermuth to Finally Face Senate Confirmation

After nearly a year, it is now likely that Matt Michael Dummermuth, interim U.S. attorney for the northern district of Iowa and a native of Elgin, will face U.S. Senate confirmation hearings. The White House news service has reported that Dummermuth’s official nomination for the position was sent to the Senate in December.
Dummermuth’s appointment by [...]