U.S. immigration authorities took eight days before they realized they had detained both parents of two children in Mississippi earlier this month when it launched what became the biggest single-state workplace immigration raid in history, according to interviews with the family. Ana, a mom of two children
U.S. immigration authorities took eight days before they realized they had detained both parents of two children in Mississippi earlier this month when it launched what became the biggest single-state workplace immigration raid in history, according to interviews with the family.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said everyone that day who told authorities they had children at home was given priority processing. If both parents were arrested, one parent was sent home within 24 hours, a spokesman said. Law enforcement officials say they had reason to believe the employers of seven Mississippi poultry plants had knowingly hired undocumented workers, which is a federal crime. So on Aug. 7, hundreds of agents swept through six rural towns, rounding up workers and asking them for documentation.
At one point, she saw her husband being arrested and taken away. When agents got to Ana, she was asked her name, address and whether she had children. Pedro said Ana told the authorities she did have children.
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