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Source Claims Some Detainees Have Returned to Swift with ‘Different Names’

By Abdi Aynte | 04.05.07 | 11:41 am

Some of the 230 undocumented workers who were arrested during a national raid on six Swift & Co. plants have returned to the meatpacking facility in Worthington, Minn., the West Central Tribune reported today.

An anonymous employee at the…

Immigration Raid ‘Exposed Flaws,’ Lawmakers Tell Homeland Security Chief

By Abdi Aynte | 01.23.07 | 8:57 am

The immigration raid that targeted six Swift & Co. meat-processing plants in December “exposed flaws

ID theft charges filed against 148 immigrants

By Abdi Aynte | 01.18.07 | 11:25 am

At least 148 immigrants arrested in the Swift & Co. raid in December are charged with identity theft, U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announced Tuesday.

Agents from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency raided in December six Swift &…

Hundreds Gather in Support of Worthington Workers

By Abdi Aynte | 01.08.07 | 11:02 am

More than 300 people gathered Sunday in a primary school gym to support the families of the workers of a Worthington meat processing plant that was raided on Dec. 12.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided  six plants…