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September 28, 2007
ICE raids McDonald's. Is Burger King next?



It appears no American business is immune from ICE raids -- not even the iconic McDonald's, the largest chain of fast-food restaurants on the globe.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested at least 56 workers Thursday after raiding almost a dozen McDonald's restaurants as part of illegal immigration investigation, according to an Associated Press story:

The investigation began five months ago and was sparked by an identity theft complaint ... A local law enforcement agency then gave ICE information that illegal immigrants were working at specific McDonald's restaurants, he said. Luther Mack, who owns at least some of the restaurants that were raided, insisted that his businesses require employees to provide documentation. ``As an employer, I do not knowingly hire or employ undocumented or unauthorized workers,'' Mack said in a statement.

Lisa Howard, a spokeswoman for McDonald's Corp., based in Oak Brook, Ill., said the company had no comment on the arrests. ``This is a local situation with a local operator,'' she said.

The raids drew immediate criticism from Reno Mayor Bob Cashell and activists, who estimated the number of arrests to be closer to 100.

The mayor joined a news conference area Hispanic leaders and members of the American Civil Liberties Union called in front of the federal courthouse late Thursday.

``We don't approve of the Gestapo methods ICE is using,'' said Gilbert Cortez, a Latino leader who urged Hispanic workers to stay home from work in protest Friday.

Posted by Mizanur Rahman at September 28, 2007 11:29 AM
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http://blogs.chron.com/immigration/arch ... st_31.html

MOD EDIT: here is the URL to the ACTUAL AP Story
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jO9W ... gD8RUEB3O0