Thread: ICE Audit Discovers 200 Illegals at Texas Bakery

ICE audit discovers 200 illegal workers at Texas bakery…lawyer cries “injusticeâ€

Immigration raid forces 200 layoffs at Lone Star Bakery

Reported by: Melissa Garcia

Published: 2/21 7:50 pm

Updated: 6:09 am

CHINA GROVE, Texas - A food manufacturing plant was forced to lay off around 200 workers after a "silent raid" found nearly half of its employees were undocumented. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted a paper audit on the China Grove plant, Lone Star Bakery. Company officials say the illegal workers, some who had worked there for 15 years, had provided social security numbers that didn't match up with their names.

"It's really hard," commented Ibett Farfan, one of the undocumented workers who was laid off last week. "I came here to work."

Now, after nine years working at the plant, Farfan has lost her job and doesn't know how she'll continue to support her two young daughters. While Farfan is native to Mexico, both of her daughters were born in the United States.

"I felt like it was a real injustice," commented Kay Grimes, Corporate Attorney for Lone Star Bakery. "These people have been working in this country for a long time. They're hard workers, and good people."

Grimes says ICE required Lone Star Bakery to fire the illegal workers but informed the company that the workers wouldn't be deported.

"You can stay here in this country, but you just can't work," Grimes stammered. "What a message."

Some fear the expanding crackdown on illegal workers and the companies who hire them could pose a bigger impact on taxpayers.

"I think [the laid-off workers] will go on Welfare," commented Grimes. "People that have had children in the U.S. that are citizens, are entitled to welfare."

The silent raid makes Lone Star Bakery one of an estimated 1,000 companies across the United States that will be required to hand over employee records for inspection. News 4 WOAI got in touch with the ICE investigator handling this case. He declined comment.

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No fooling. Texas is crawling with illegal invaders.

Has anyone noticed when ANY article is written about illegals getting busted the reporter is a Hispanic?

OBOZO's doing?

What's this about ICE not deporting the workers - This is scandalou - deport these illegals. YOu have found them now deport them. ICE is a disgrace - I bet OBOZO is ordering them not to be deported.

gee i wonder what would happen to me a US citizen if i tried to pass off fake social secuity numbers .... bet at the least the IRS would have me thrown in jail ....

well it not only the bakely it all of the company so start check each & every one come in to nyc you will have party . they are like bugs
I know Pa is full with the illegal Immigrants also My friends Live In Pa
wilkes barra & Scranton it bad just like any other city full with the Illegal immigrant . just get them the hell out of our country
no amnesty

Ms Grimes is threatening us by saying the illegals with American born kids will now collect welfare. Hey Grimes, guess what? They probably already are collecting for their anchor brats. They are working under phony S.S. numbers, so why wouldn't they? And enough with the "They are such hard working people". So sick of hearing that tired nonsense.

[quote="jamesw62"]ICE audit discovers 200 illegal workers at Texas bakeryâ€

According to Grimes, ICE required Lone Star Bakery to lay off the illegal aliens but said that they would not be deported.

Another free pass for the illegal aliens. Now they can just go to the next town and hire on with another unscrupulous company that will overlook their fake social security numbers and other identifications. These audits are not accomplishing much because to my knowledge there is nothing to stop the companies from hiring more illegals in the future. Employers are not immigration officers and they're easily fooled, or pretend to be fooled.

The only way to stop this cycle is to secure our borders and deport all illegals that law enforcement comes into contact with. We need to be proactive in this battle, not reactive.

So this is the alternative?


Those with American born children can go on welfare ?
Those that don't are free to find another job?

My God we are in trouble