A year after raid, lives still on hold
Del Monte detainees seek U.S. asylum; foes say they broke the law
By steve law

The Portland Tribune, Jun 5, 2008

Abdias Cortéz is one of the former Del Monte employees caught in immigration limbo. She awaits a court hearing next year on her request for political asylum, saying drug traffickers and gangs have made it unsafe for her to return to Acapulco, Mexico.

L.E BASKOW / Portland Tribune
Abdias Cortéz and others snared by the June 2007 immigration raid at Portland’s Fresh Del Monte produce plant call themselves “women of the bracelet,â€