Immigration authorities raid chicken processing plant
10/08/08
By Ames Alexander and Franco Ordoqez
McClatchy Newspapers
Rome News Tribune; Rome, GA
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Federal authorities raided a House of Raeford Farms plant Tuesday, detaining more than 300 workers believed to be in the country illegally and searching for evidence of unlawful hiring practices.
Just before 9 a.m., during a shift change at the sprawling chicken processing plant, about 100 immigration agents fanned through the building, sending fearful workers fleeing.
It was the largest immigration raid ever conducted in the Carolinas. It came after authorities determined that 777 of 825 workers at the plant had apparently submitted false documents to get their jobs.
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