Mississippi poultry plants

Friends, co-workers and family watch as U.S. immigration officials raid the Koch Foods Inc. plant in Morton, Miss., on Wednesday.

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Some 300 Arrested In Mississippi Immigration Raids Have Been Released, Officials Say

8:04am August 09, 2019

by Scott Neuman

In a statement Thursday, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi said detainees were asked whether they had children and were provided with cellphones to arrange for their care.

Two people are taken into custody by ICE agents at a Koch Foods Inc. plant in Morton, Miss., one of seven food processing plants targeted for coordinated raids in the state.

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Mississippi Immigration Raids Net Hundreds Of Workers

9:25pm August 07, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The ICE raids are likely the largest operation since 2008 when 400 unauthorized workers were arrested in Iowa.