Swift Official Complains About ICE

The head of meatpacker Swift & Co. said ICE federal officials wanted a high-profile example of an immigration crackdown when they staged massive raids on Swift plants in six states.
    President and CEO Sam Rovit said the government rejected the company’s offer to help investigate alleged identity theft.  “They were looking for a marquee to show the administration it was tough on immigration,” he said.
    ICE arrested 1,282 workers in the Dec. 12 raids. Of those, 246 now face state or federal identity theft charges and the rest face immigration charges. The raids were in Greeley, the privately held company’s headquarters town, and in Grand Island, Neb.; Cactus, Texas; Hyrum, Utah; Marshalltown, Iowa; and Worthington, Minn.  Click here.

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