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Postville Detainees Will Leave Waterloo Facility Soon

By Lynda Waddington 5/13/08

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

By Lynda Waddington 4/8/08

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

By Lynda Waddington 1/17/08

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 [...]

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