300 workers arrested in raid at poultry plant
CNN - 2 hours, 1 minute agoFederal immigration agents arrested about 300 workers Tuesday in a raid at a poultry processing plant in Greenville, South Carolina, the Department of Justice said.
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Registration for bus in Victoria crash followed twisted path
Houston Chronicle - 41 minutes agoHours before a Houston charter bus returning from Mexico crashed near Victoria, it sailed through customs in Laredo, its passengers and driver checked for proper immigration documents. But no one checked to see whether the bus itself was legal.
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Immigration agents nab 300 in factory swoop
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue Oct 7, 8:36 pm EDTU.S. immigration agents arrested about 300 workers at a South Carolina poultry plant on Tuesday, the latest in a series of workplace raids targeting illegal immigrants and employers across the United States.
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Detroit News - 2 hours, 33 minutes agoGREENVILLE, S.C . -- More than 300 suspected illegal immigrants were arrested Tuesday morning at a chicken processing plant near Greenville, S.C., in the latest in a stepped-up federal enforcement effort that has resulted in the deportation of thousands of illegal workers in recent months. Tuesday's raid was led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials. The target was the House of ...
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Agents overrun Upstate Columbia Farms plant
The State - Wed Oct 8, 12:13 am EDTNo word whether West Columbia plant also under scrutiny Federal authorities conducted an immigration raid at Greenville’s Columbia Farms plant Tuesday, detaining more than 300 workers and searching for evidence of illegal hiring practices. As shifts at the chicken processing plant were changing at about 9 a.m., about 100 agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of ...
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Agents make no promises on sweeps
The Providence Journal - Tue Oct 7, 11:29 pm EDTPROVIDENCE — Speaking out for the first time since Governor Carcieri issued his executive order cracking down on illegal immigration, federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said yesterday that their focus is on criminal investigations, not arbitrary sweeps.
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As border fence rises, so does ire in southern New Mexico
Las Cruces Sun-News - Tue Oct 7, 9:54 am EDTTo read more about the border fence project, click here. For a by-the-numbers breakdown of local fence-building efforts, click here.
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More than 300 arrested in immigration sweep
Los Angeles Times - Tue Oct 7, 10:47 pm EDTAgents target a chicken processing plant in South Carolina, the latest raid in a stepped-up federal enforcement effort. More than 300 suspected illegal immigrants were arrested Tuesday morning at a chicken processing plant near Greenville, S.C. -- the latest in a stepped-up federal enforcement effort that has resulted in the deportation of thousands of illegal workers in recent months.
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Feds raid poultry plant; 300 detained
The Charlotte Observer - Tue Oct 7, 5:46 pm EDTFederal authorities conducted an immigration raid at House of Raeford’s Greenville, S.C. plant this morning, detaining more than 300 workers and searching for evidence of illegal hiring practices. At around 8:50 a.m., as shifts at the chicken processing plant were changing, about 100 agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security raided the plant. ...
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ICE raids S.C. poultry plant, arrests 300
UPI - Tue Oct 7, 6:35 pm EDTGREENVILLE, S.C., Oct. 7 (UPI) -- About 300 people were arrested Tuesday when U.S. immigration agents searched a poultry processing plant in South Carolina, the Justice Department said.
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ICE raids South Carolina poultry plant
UPI - Tue Oct 7, 4:51 pm EDTGREENVILLE, S.C., Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Federal immigration agents say they have carried out criminal search warrants at the Columbia Farms poultry processing plant near Greenville, S.C.
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300 questioned by immigration
The Fayetteville Observer - Wed Oct 8, 12:12 am EDTImmigration officials detained about 300 employees at a House of Raeford chicken processing plant in South Carolina after months of investigation fueled suspicion the employees were in the country illegally.
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Barack Obama And John McCain On Immigration, The Issue Neither Wants To Discuss
CBS News - Tue Oct 7, 3:59 pm EDTImmigration is the issue neither candidate will address.
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I.C.E. agents arrest 300 at S. Carolina poultry plant
Meat News - Tue Oct 7, 5:09 pm EDTGREENVILLE, S.C. - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided the House of Raeford’s Columbia Farms poultry processing plant Oct. 7 as part of a 10-month investigation into the company’s employment practices. According to the agency, officials arrested approximately 300 illegal aliens.
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HRC plans forum on immigration partnership
The Frederick News-Post - 13 minutes agoThe Frederick County Human Relations Commission plans to hold a forum on the effects of a program that authorizes Frederick County Sheriff's Office deputies and correctional officers to enforce federal immigration law
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