Speakers Dennis Coon, Mohammed Fahmy, Lyle Wilgenbusch, and Kathy Thill and moderator Michael Blackwell discuss religious aspects of immigrants as strangers and xenophobia. This is the third in a series of four community forums on immigration, called…

Speakers Michele Yehieli and Mario Basurto and moderator David Meeks discuss the basics of immigration in the United States and Iowa. This is the second in a series of four community forums on immigration, called Moving Beyond What I Think I Know: An…

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…

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.

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.

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.

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…

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.

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.

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…