Thread: Pilgrim's Pride raids: What happens next?

Team Report: What Happens Next?



Lots of questions remain a day after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided the Pilgrim's Pride chicken proessing plant in downtown Chattanooga. Those arrested face hefty illegal immigration charges and could be deported.

Dozens of Pilgrim's Pride workers streamed into the Latin America Consulting Company on Bailey Avenue. All of them wearing ankle bracelets, and struggling to understand the paperwork federal agents handed them after their arrest.

"Right now, they come here and I don't think they know the seriousness of using another identity," explained interpreter Netchie Lopez.

Lopez is translating the legal documents because many workers don't understand English. Essentially. the papers explain the conditions of their release. The suspected illegals must wear a tracking device at all times, and appear before immigrations officials in Gadsden, Alabama, next month. After that, most will be deported.

"Let me put it this way. There are not many things we can do for them," said Lopez. "If they have to go, they have to go. But they need to have a person who can direct them, and a lawyer is that person."

The biggest legal concerns are for the children. Many workers want to give power of attorney to a neighbor or a family member who lives here legally.

Lopez says the released employees are the lucky ones, living on borrowed time. Dozens of their co-workers remain in federal custody, separated from their families. The women are being held in Nashville. The men were taken to a facility in Lumpkin, Georgia.

Most arrested workers are seeking lawyers to help with the custody of their children. Many are students at East Side Elementary. When word of the federal raid surfaced, many mothers pulled their children out of school.

Principal Emily Baker worried many parents would keep children home today, but that wasn't the case. Of East Side's 263 Latino students, all but four came to class.

Reported by: Rachel Withers
http://www.wrcbtv.com/news/index.cfm?sid=3947

Since things are getting tougher, it seems like they would have the issue of their children handled.

"Right now, they come here and I don't think they know the seriousness of using another identity," explained interpreter Netchie Lopez.

They certainly know--they BOUGHT the false identity. Some have more than one false identity.

"Right now, they come here and I don't think they know the seriousness of using another identity," explained interpreter Netchie Lopez.

You'd think their racist activists organizations would tell them this is NOT done in the US?

"Right now, they come here and I don't think they know the seriousness of using another identity," explained interpreter Netchie Lopez.

Oh, they know Ms. Lopes. They also know they'll only get their wrists slapped if caught.

for heaven's sake---prosecute the EMPLOYERS--NOW---FINES--- possible LOSS OF LICENSE---POSSIBLE JAIL TIME.

The real problem is that our enforcement of our immigration laws has been non-existent for too long.
These people certainly understand what they are doing when they buy false papers and work under an assumed name. It still bothers me that the reason given for these arrests is NOT for working in the US in violation of workplace law, but rather the theft of false identities. Each is equally wrong.

Even more troubling is the notion that we should give into demands for legalization so that ID Theft is not necessary for these "honest, hardworking, Mexican citizens"

Those arrested face hefty illegal immigration charges and could be deported.
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Could Be? Is this a Joke!

I think we would all be surprized and outraged to know how many of those arrested in these raids are released, not deported.
There was a raid on a Houston area pallet company a couple of years ago. TV coverage of crying women, worried about arrested relatives, and who would feed their children. Found out later that most were back on the job the next day. Probably received a "notice to appear" in court at a later date. Of course, the illegal workers had to endure the hardship of buying another fake Social Security card and change names.....again. They are all most likely still with the same company.

Don't let the smoke and mirrors fool you.

Originally Posted by Texan123

I think we would all be surprized and outraged to know how many of those arrested in these raids are released, not deported.
There was a raid on a Houston area pallet company a couple of years ago. TV coverage of crying women, worried about arrested relatives, and who would feed their children. Found out later that most were back on the job the next day. Probably received a "notice to appear" in court at a later date. Of course, the illegal workers had to endure the hardship of buying another fake Social Security card and change names.....again. They are all most likely still with the same company.

Don't let the smoke and mirrors fool you.

Hope ICE took fingerprints at the last raid. Now it's time to RAID them AGAIN! If they find even ONE who was caught last year, they should shut down the company and seize ALL its assets immediately! I guarantee those illegals won't be back at work. Jail the illegals, seize THEIR assets and deport the entire family! Ignoring the notice to appear automatically makes them fugitive felons.