ICE raids meatpacking plant in Tennessee; 97 alleged 'illegal immigrants' arrested

NightHawkeye said:

Ahh ... so you're a hit and run poster, then. You veer off-topic but then imply that I did so when I respond in kind.

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You went off to attack Senator Corker who had nothing to do with the OP. I merely went along.

NightHawkeye said:

Yes, you defended Senator Corker.

I merely responded to another poster who commented on the state of Tennessee ... being "conservative" and pointed out that Corker is despised by a good many "conservatives".

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Apology accepted.

GoldenBoy89 said:

Tennessee, huh?.. I thought that was a conservative Republican state where no one ever profits off of cheap illegal labor like we here in liberal Democratic California are always accused of doing.

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Republicans can be the biggest hypocrites. They love people that work for hardly nothing. I have a feeling many Republicans will feel the burn after. The ice raids take their workers.

NightHawkeye said:

ICE raids meatpacking plant in Tennessee; 97 immigrants arrested

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In a federal affidavit, IRS Special Agent Nicholas Worsham said the family-run plant is under criminal investigation for allegedly evading taxes, filing false tax returns and hiring immigrants in the country illegally.​

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A federal judge in Chattanooga has signed off on a settlement in a lawsuit that stemmed from a 2018 raid of a Tennessee meat packing plant by agents for the Department of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The settlement provides more than $1 million to workers at the Southeastern Provision Plant in Bean Station.

“Hundreds of federal agent, helicopters were there violently placed people on buses and sent them to detention centers far away from home without any information," says Lisa Sherman Luna, Executive Director of the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition.

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IRS warrants only allowed agents to take financial documents.

Surveillance video backs up the workers claims that white workers were ignored by officers, and the Latino workers were insulted and in some cases brutalized.

Class members would receive a total of $550,000 under the settlement.

The United States would also be required to pay $475,000 to six individual plaintiffs to resolve claims including excessive force and unlawful arrest, as well as $150,000 in attorneys fees and expenses.

Advocates say the biggest victory is a letter from ICE confirming they violated the classes rights.

“That letter will then be used on their own immigration case to hopefully seek relief," says Jazmin Ramirez, Community Organizer for Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition.

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essentialsaltes said:

Judge approves settlement in lawsuit over 2018 Tennessee meatpacking plant raid

A federal judge in Chattanooga has signed off on a settlement in a lawsuit that stemmed from a 2018 raid of a Tennessee meat packing plant by agents for the Dep

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A federal judge in Chattanooga has signed off on a settlement in a lawsuit that stemmed from a 2018 raid of a Tennessee meat packing plant by agents for the Department of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The settlement provides more than $1 million to workers at the Southeastern Provision Plant in Bean Station.


IRS warrants only allowed agents to take financial documents.

Surveillance video backs up the workers claims that white workers were ignored by officers, and the Latino workers were insulted and in some cases brutalized.

Class members would receive a total of $550,000 under the settlement.

The United States would also be required to pay $475,000 to six individual plaintiffs to resolve claims including excessive force and unlawful arrest, as well as $150,000 in attorneys fees and expenses.

Advocates say the biggest victory is a letter from ICE confirming they violated the classes rights.

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I don't understand what the issue is....we're they here illegally or not?

Ana the Ist said:

I don't understand what the issue is....we're they here illegally or not?

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Oh lookie, here’s some of that “systemic racism” that doesn’t exist nowadays:

Surveillance video backs up the workers claims that white workers were ignored by officers, and the Latino workers were insulted and in some cases brutalized.

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Didn’t matter if they were legal or not, if they were Latino, they got the boot.

Pommer said:

Oh lookie, here’s some of that “systemic racism” that doesn’t exist nowadays:

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Uh huh.

Pommer said:

Didn’t matter if they were legal or not, if they were Latino, they got the boot.

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Oh ok....some legit workers got mistaken for being illegal?