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ReutersImmigration officials arrest 62 at pork plantBy Bob Burgdorfer
Wed Apr 4, 4:16 PM ET
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Federal immigration agents arrested 62 sanitation workers
during a Wednesday morning raid at Cargill Inc.'s pork plant in Beardstown,
Illinois, some on identity theft charges and others for being illegal immigrants,
immigration officials said.
The arrests disrupted meat production at the plant for about three hours, but no
Cargill employees were arrested, immigration and company officials said.
The raid was smaller in scope than one four months ago that temporarily shut down
six Swift & Co. meat plants and prompted calls from the meat industry for changes
in federal immigration laws to make it easier to hire immigrant workers.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said those arrested on Wednesday
were sanitation workers employed by Chattanooga, Tennessee-based Quality Service
Integrity Inc., which was hired by Cargill.
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