Title
Vigil at National Cattle Congress
Subject
Postville Immigration Raid, Postville, Iowa, 2008; Demonstrations; National Cattle Congress (Waterloo, Iowa); Agriprocessors (Firm); U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Centro Latinoamericano (Organization);
Description
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 Postville earlier in the day.
Source
http://wcfcourier.com/news/breaking_news/article_5054569a-f993-575a-8523-6020545314d6.html (copied with permision from Courier website on Aug. 11, 2009)
Publisher
Courier (Waterloo, Iowa)
Date
5 12 08
Contributor
Courier (Waterloo, Iowa)
Type
document
Coverage
United States--Iowa--Black Hawk--Waterloo
Text
COURIER 05/ 12/ 2008 Vigil at National Cattle Congress WATERLOO --- 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 Postville earlier in the day. Federal immigration officials are holding the male detainees on the grounds of National Cattle Congress in Waterloo, which the federal government has rented for the entire month of May. Female detainees have been taken to jails. A group from El Centro, area churches and others are gathered outside the gates. We will provide more information and pictures as they become available.