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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

Swift & Co. cuts 58 corporate jobs

By Abdi Aynte | 01.18.07 | 9:08 pm

Swift & Co. announced Thursday that it has laid off 58 employees at its corporate offices as part of a restructuring plan.

The Greeley, Co., based meatpacking company says that the move did not result from the recent sweeping immigration…

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 &…

Immigration Raid Could Cost up to $30 Million

By Abdi Aynte | 01.10.07 | 12:00 am

Swift & Co., which owned six meat processing plants raided by immigration officers in December, said last week that the company could lose up to $30 million in operating efficiency and hiring replacement employees for the nearly 1,300…

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…