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US immigration agents arrest 680 foreign workers in major sting operation

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US immigration agents arrest 680 foreign workers in major sting operation

Seven meat processing plants in the southern state of Mississippi were raided by US immigration agents resulting in the arrest of no less than 680 illegal immigrants.

Reports say family members and friends were left in tears as mostly Latino workers were taken away by immigration agents in Mississippi, in what has turned out to be the largest workplace sting in at least a decade.

According to reports, 600 US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents fanned out across the plants operated by five companies, surrounding the perimeters to prevent workers from fleeing. ICE said the raids were planned months ago.

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“The execution of federal search warrants today was simply about enforcing the rule of law in our state and throughout our great country,” US Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi Mike Hurst said in a statement

“On a day when we seek unifying words and acts to heal the nation’s broken heart, President Trump allows so many families and communities to be torn apart,” said Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, while reacting to the arrests.

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