Former Agriprocessors CEO Files Lawsuit Against Government
By Aaron Hepker

Story Created: Sep 21, 2009 at 2:22 PM CDT

Story Updated: Sep 21, 2009 at 2:48 PM CDT

CEDAR RAPIDS - Former Agriprocessors vice president Sholom Rubashkin is suing a government agency for non-compliance with a Freedom of Information request regarding the 2008 immigration raid at the Postville meatpacking plant.

Rubashkin filed a FOIA request in February, and after three follow-up letters in July and August by Rubashkin’s attorney, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement hasn’t complied with the request for documents on why and how the raid was conducted and “any and all informationâ€