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  • Collection: Courier articles

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Newspaper article from May 12, 2008, Courier: A group of 50 or more people are gathered outside the gates of National Cattle Congress tonight in a peaceful vigil on behalf of those people detained at the Agriprocessors Inc. meat processing plant in…

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Newspaper article from May 13, 2008, Courier: Officials from a union attempting to organize workers at the Agriprocessors plant in Postville attempted to dissuade immigration officials from conducting a raid more than a week ago.

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Newspaper article from May 13, 2008, Courier: Monday's immigration raid at Agriprocessors was the result of almost eight months of investigation, according to U.S. Attorney Matt Dummermuth.

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Newspaper article from May 13, 2008, Courier: State officials are working to help Postville residents deal with the fallout of a raid by federal immigration officials Monday on kosher meatpacker Agriprocessors Inc.

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Newspaper article from May 13, 2008, Courier: Officials with the U.S. Attorney's office in Cedar Rapids said this morning Monday's raid at Agriprocessors in Postville is the largest enforcement operation at a single site in the United States in terms…

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Newspaper article from May 13, 2008, Courier: It all happened so quickly, yet many believed all along that what federal officials were doing at National Cattle Congress for the past week was preparing for exactly what took place.

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Newspaper article from May 12, 2008, Courier: Beverly Ayala, co-owner of La Chiquita in downtown Waterloo, has been passing out copies of the Miranda rights statement in Spanish to members of the Latino community.

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Newspaper article from May 13, 2008, Courier: More than 150 people marched Monday night in a peaceful but raucous protest outside of National Cattle Congress. For two hours, demonstrators marched, chanted and waved flags along the sidewalk that runs…

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Newspaper article from May 13, 2008, Courier: Court proceedings against approximately 390 people detained in the largest immigration raid of its type are scheduled to begin this afternoon. Agents from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…

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Newspaper article from May 13, 2008, Courier: Iowa Gov. Chet Culver has formed a working group of top state officials to help the community of Postville after a raid on its meatpacking plant by federal immigration officials Monday.
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