This is made the Open Borders advocates Very Upset
ICE raids on Mississippi food processing plants result in 680 arrests
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said Wednesday that its officers had raided seven food processing plants in Mississippi and detained approximately 680 “removable aliens” in what a federal prosecutor described as “the largest single-state immigration enforcement operation in our nation’s history.”
Nearly 600 ICE agents swarmed the plants in Bay Springs, Carthage, Canton, Morton, Pelahatchie and Sebastapol, surrounding the perimeters to keep workers from fleeing.
“The execution of federal search warrants today was simply about enforcing the rule of law in our state and throughout our great country,” U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst said in a statement. ” I commend these federal agents, our state and local law enforcement partners, and our federal prosecutors for their professionalism and dedication to ensure that those who violate our laws are held accountable.”
Hopefully, everyone involved in running the plants will see civil and even criminal penalties if it can be shown that they did not do their due diligence to make sure the workers were authorized to work. And it should be noted that anyone not illegal was let go.
Shep Smith had a meltdown over the arrests. The Washington Post tries the “won’t someone think of the children” tactic, forgetting that the parents put their kids in this position by being law breakers.
Here's Mayor @ChokweALumumba's response to the nearby #iceraids today in Mississippi. #iceraid pic.twitter.com/O2lBXdY50X
— Donna Ladd said what she said.???? (@DonnerKay) August 7, 2019
Mayor is calling for citizens to break the law. Good job, Mayor! And you’re getting this
How does a white supremacist president respond to a white supremacist who targeted and killed Latinx in El Paso? With an #ICERaid arresting over 600 people in Mississippi.
— Steven Renderos (@stevenrenderos) August 8, 2019
And this
NEW: The raid that detained 680 immigrants in Miss. comes after Koch Food Inc. paid $3.5 million to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit at the plant.
Workers at the plant are members of @UFCW & plan to fight back https://t.co/txhiytngtr
— Mike Elk (@MikeElk) August 8, 2019
As hot-takes.
