Postville Raid: U.S. Immigration Enforcement and the Effects on Immigrant Children and Families
On May 12th, 2008, 389 undocumented workers were arrested by 900 heavily armed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at Agriprocessors, Inc., the largest kosher slaughterhouse and meat-packing plant in the country. In just 4 days, nearly 300 of these workers were fast-tracked through the...
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ftwestwashington:oai:cedar.wwu.edu:fairhaven_wif-1027 2023-05-15T18:03:14+02:00 Postville Raid: U.S. Immigration Enforcement and the Effects on Immigrant Children and Families Argueta, Luis 2010-11-10T20:00:00Z https://cedar.wwu.edu/fairhaven_wif/2010-2011/2010-2011/18 https://vimeo.com/18683743 English eng Western CEDAR https://cedar.wwu.edu/fairhaven_wif/2010-2011/2010-2011/18 https://vimeo.com/18683743 This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws. World Issues Forum Postville Undocumented workers ICE raid Agriprocessors Inc Higher Education text 2010 ftwestwashington 2022-09-14T05:55:24Z On May 12th, 2008, 389 undocumented workers were arrested by 900 heavily armed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at Agriprocessors, Inc., the largest kosher slaughterhouse and meat-packing plant in the country. In just 4 days, nearly 300 of these workers were fast-tracked through the US legal system, convicted, imprisoned, deported. Families and communities were devastated. The raid itself cost taxpayers 5.2 million dollars. Argueta: “What began as a weekend trip to Iowa to see the first-hand effects of the raid has become my life’s passion. Since, I have traveled to Postville 25 times and 10 times to the mountain villages in Guatemala, home to the arrested workers. I’ve interviewed victims from the raid, community members, legal experts, Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchu, and many others”. About the Lecturer: Luis Argueta, Guatemalan-born U.S citizen, film producer and director Text Postville Western Washington University: CEDAR (Contributing to Education through Digital Access to Research) Postville ENVELOPE(-59.773,-59.773,54.908,54.908) |
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On May 12th, 2008, 389 undocumented workers were arrested by 900 heavily armed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at Agriprocessors, Inc., the largest kosher slaughterhouse and meat-packing plant in the country. In just 4 days, nearly 300 of these workers were fast-tracked through the US legal system, convicted, imprisoned, deported. Families and communities were devastated. The raid itself cost taxpayers 5.2 million dollars. Argueta: “What began as a weekend trip to Iowa to see the first-hand effects of the raid has become my life’s passion. Since, I have traveled to Postville 25 times and 10 times to the mountain villages in Guatemala, home to the arrested workers. I’ve interviewed victims from the raid, community members, legal experts, Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchu, and many others”. About the Lecturer: Luis Argueta, Guatemalan-born U.S citizen, film producer and director |
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