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ICE Carries Out Biggest Raid in a Decade, Arresting Nearly 100 in TN Meat-Processing Plant

HeadlineApr 09, 2018

In the United States, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, known as ICE, has carried out its biggest workplace raid in a decade, arresting nearly 100 immigrants working in a meat-processing plant in rural Tennessee. Thursday’s raid against Southeastern Provision came after ICE agents raided 7-Eleven stores nationwide. This is the son of one of the workers arrested in the raid, speaking at a news conference on Saturday.

Child of man arrested in ICE raid: “My dad was supposed to come home when I came home from school. He did everything with me. He played soccer. He helped me with my homework. He did everything. All that I ask is that, yourself, is to help us and pray for everybody that doesn’t have their families, and please unite them back together.”

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