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Feds raid Swift meat-packing plants at six locations
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Updated: 9 minutes ago
GREELEY, Colo. - Federal agents on Tuesday raided six meatpacking plants across the country, targeting illegal immigrants who obtained jobs by stealing the identities of U.S. citizens.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents had surrounded the Swift plant in Greeley as well as five other Swift plants. It was not immediately known how many people were rounded up in the raids.
Authorities say the investigation began in February and that they have identified hundreds of potential victims.
Similar raids were staged at Swift plants in Marshalltown, Iowa; Louisville, Ky.; Worthington, Minn.; Grand Island, Neb.; Cactus, Texas; and Hyrum, Utah.
BREAKING NEWS
NBC News and news services
Updated: 9 minutes ago
GREELEY, Colo. - Federal agents on Tuesday raided six meatpacking plants across the country, targeting illegal immigrants who obtained jobs by stealing the identities of U.S. citizens.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents had surrounded the Swift plant in Greeley as well as five other Swift plants. It was not immediately known how many people were rounded up in the raids.
Authorities say the investigation began in February and that they have identified hundreds of potential victims.
Similar raids were staged at Swift plants in Marshalltown, Iowa; Louisville, Ky.; Worthington, Minn.; Grand Island, Neb.; Cactus, Texas; and Hyrum, Utah.
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