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Deportation Hearings Follow Iowa Raid

from National Public Radio
May 19, 2008

Most of the 400 workers arrested last week in an immigration raid on a meat-packing plant in Postville, Iowa, face immediate deportation as court hearings begin. The raid affected roughly 10 percent of the town's population.

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  • All Things Considered, May 19, 2008
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