4 sentenced after immigration raid at Grainger County plant
4 sentenced after immigration raid at Grainger County plant
By: WATE 6 On Your Side staff
Posted: Sep 18, 2018 03:15 PM EDT
Updated: Sep 18, 2018 03:15 PM EDT
BEAN STATION, Tenn. (WATE) - At least four people have been sentenced in the immigration raid on a Grainger County slaughterhouse earlier this year.
According to court documents, Evelio Alejandro Bravo-Arreaga, Fidel Silva-Silva, Antonio Garcia-Martin, and Mateo Gomez-Pablo were each sentenced to time served and one year supervised release. They will also each likely be deported.
Bravo-Arreaga pleaded guilty to failing to leave the country after ordered, while the other three pleaded guilty to reentering the United States after being removed.
Previous story: 5 more guilty pleas in Grainger County immigration raid
During the raid on Southeastern Provision in Bean Station, 97 people were found who were subject to removal from the United States. Ten of those were arrested on federal criminal charges, one on state charges and 86 on administrative charges. Of the 86 administrative arrests, 54 were placed in detention and 32 were released.
Owner James Brantley, 51, has pleaded guilty to two counts of failure to collect taxes, one count of employing illegal aliens and one count of wire fraud. He faces up to 20 years in prison.
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