Perry Iowa braces as raid rumor unsettles immigrant community
In Perry, about 200 miles from Postville, residents fear a possible immigration raid after a false rumor spread through the Hispanic community. The town, with roughly 7,600 residents and a large Tyson Foods plant employing about 1,200, has seen demographic shifts and wary confidence in employers who verify workers' status.
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Iowa
Postville
Iowa City
Angelica Cardenas
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Gordon
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Oscar Meyer
Wim Shirley
Shirley
Tyson
Tyson Food
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ICE raids at Howard Industries plant in Laurel Mississippi
Federal agents sealed entrances at Howard Industries Inc. and rounded up hundreds of suspected illegal immigrants. By Monday afternoon 350 workers were identified as in the country illegally. The operation shut the transformer maker’s plant for the day.
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Laurel
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Laurel, Miss
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Laurel Leader-Call
Billy Howard
Associated Press
Officials downplay threat to Obama
Authorities investigate a man arrested with rifles ammunition and drugs in Aurora Colorado as to whether he threatened Barack Obama. Officials insist there was no credible threat to the candidate or the Democratic National Convention while FBI and local agencies review statements and the case.
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Barack Obama
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Troy Eid
Colorado
Eid
FBI
Kathy Wright
Obama
Joint Information Center
Kcnc-Tv
CBS
Nathan Johnson
Johnson
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