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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials and their federal partners were beaten by illegal immigrants, while on Wednesday at a Meat production plants in Omaha, Nebraska.
Bing was detained during the raid More than 70 illegal immigrants, Some of them arrested local arrest warrants, previous DUI convictions or previously deported, the agency said.
“Yesterday, illegal foreigners with Honduras waved a weapon and beat federal agents and officers working: protecting U.S. citizens, the public and businesses that have been hurt by identity fraud,” ICE acting director Todd Lyons said Wednesday.
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“Let’s be clear – it’s not just a person’s ‘identity’. It’s a violent criminal who attacked law enforcement while serving the public, which is why the term “criminal alien” is distracting.
“If you are illegal, you have violated the law. When you come here illegally and then threaten and attack federal officials, you are a threat, simple and simple.”
Immigration and customs law enforcement officers and their federal partners were beaten by illegal immigrants when they executed an arrest warrant at a meat factory in Omaha, Nebras on Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security said. (ice)
Now, many of the 70 people detained on Wednesday may face additional federal charges, including fraud and abuse of visas, permits and other documents; Attacking federal officials; Resistance to arrest; illegal reentry; ICE says, and/or abuse of social security numbers.
“Our ice sheet agents and officers, as well as our federal partners, are protecting the American public every day. They don’t ask for praise. They ask for support.”
“The reckless remarks not only insult their sacrifices, but also actively put the community at risk, undermining law enforcement and inciting those who actively seek to cause harm. These men and women swear to swear to uphold the law and should not be afraid that their people will be protected if they swear.”
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During the raid, the agency said that during the ICE detained more than 70 illegal immigrants, some of whom arrested local warrants, prior DUI convictions or previously deported. (ice)
The ICE did not specify how officers were beaten, but protesters gathered outside the food factory during the raid jumped on the front bumper of the official vehicle while others threw stones on the ice truck as a white bus took the workers away in the operation.
Glen Valley Food President Chad Hartmann told the Associated Press that he was surprised by the raid, saying the plant used electronic verification to confirm workers’ immigration status before hiring workers.
“My biggest question is: Why are we?” Hartman told the Associated Press. “Everything we do with this book.”
Now, many of the 70 people detained on Wednesday could face additional federal charges, including fraud and abuse of visas, permits and other documents; attacks on federal officials; resist arrests; illegal reentry; ICE says abuse of social security numbers. (ice)
Hartman added that the ice officer of the raid apparently told him that the electronic verification system had been destroyed.
“I mean, what should I do?” Hartman told the Associated Press. “This is your system, run by the government. You are raiding me because your system is broken?”
Douglas County Commissioner Roger Garcia said in a Facebook post Wednesday that officials are “telling friends and allies to be on standby as we continue to collect and verify information and coordinate appropriate guidance for affected families.”
Chad Hartmann, president of Glenn Valley Foods, told The Associated Press that he was surprised by the raid, saying the factory used electronic verification to confirm workers’ immigration status before hiring. (Margery A. Beck)
“Some response teams have been activated, and there are safe spaces for families to go, as well as legal representatives that are being coordinated,” Garcia said. “We are still trying to learn more about the detention today, how many sites (which verified so far Lala and Glenn Valley, the JBS may have mislisted the JBS we are investigating), and where the detention is listed as the location.”
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The operation is a multi-agency effort, including the Ice National Security Investigation and Omaha’s enforcement and evacuation operations; DHS Inspector General’s Office of Safety; Department of Justice; FBI; Alcohol, Tobacco, Guns and Explosives Bureau; Drug Enforcement Bureau; U.S. Marshal Service; IRS Criminal Investigation; Nebraska Patrol; U.S. Citizen and Immigration Service; Nebraska Vehicle Fraud Department.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
