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Ex-Meatpacking CEO Arrested on Immigration Charges

HeadlineOct 31, 2008

And federal immigration agents have arrested the former CEO of meatpacking company Agriprocessors, the target of the largest immigration raid in history. Nearly 400 workers were detained when agents raided the plant in Postville, Iowa last May. The executive, Sholom Rubashkin, faces charges of harboring undocumented immigrants.

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