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Agentes de la oficina federal de Inmigración y Aduanas, ICE por sus siglas en inglés, confiscaron documentos y otros materiales en la planta Koch Foods y en la sede ubicada en el área de Chicago de Koch Foods Inc., dijo Brian Moskowitz, agente especial a cargo de la fuerza de ICE para Ohio y Michigan.
Monte Lobb, funcionario de la planta de Fairfield, indicó que ha despedido a muchos empleados luego que descubriera que no tenían los documentos necesarios para trabajar y que ha dicho repetidamente a las autoridades federales que quiere cooperar con ellos.
``El gobierno no colabora conmigo'', señaló. ``Estoy en contra de los ilegales. No voy a hacer nada que quebrante la ley, pero la gente consigue documentos falsos'', agregó.
Se dejaron mensajes y se enviaron mensajes electrónicos a la sede de Koch pero no hubo respuesta. La empresa tiene instalaciones en los alrededores de la región central y el sureste, de acuerdo con su portal cibernético.
Moskowitz agregó que se cree que la mayoría de los inmigrantes indocumentados son de Africa, México y otros países latinoamericanos. El portavoz Marc Raimondi dijo que iniciarán inmediatamente a procesar la deportación de la mayoría de los detenidos.
En las redadas participaron cerca de 300 agentes del ICE, respaldados por policías del condado de Butler, Fairfield y West Chester.
Authorities raid southwest Ohio poultry plant, arrest 160
FAIRFIELD, Ohio (AP): About 160 undocumented immigrants were arrested in a raid on Aug. 28, 2007, at a poultry processing plant, authorities said.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents seized documents and other materials at the Koch Foods plant in southwest Ohio and at Koch Foods Inc.'s Chicago-area headquarters, said Brian Moskowitz, an agent in charge of ICE enforcement for Ohio and Michigan.
Monte Lobb, an official with the Fairfield plant, said he has fired many employees after finding out they were undocumented immigrants and has repeatedly told federal authorities he wants to cooperate with them.
``The government won't work with me,'' he said. ``I'm against illegals. I'm not going to do anything to break the law, but people get false papers.''
Telephone calls and an e-mail seeking comment from Koch's headquarters were not immediately returned Tuesday. The company has facilities around the Midwest and Southeast, according to its Web site, which proclaims it “America’s chicken specialist.”
Moskowitz said most of the undocumented immigrants are believed to be from México, other Latin American countries, and Africa. ICE spokesman Marc Raimondi said deportation proceedings will begin immediately in most cases.
Some 300 ICE agents were supported in the raid by Butler County, Fairfield and West Chester police.
Meat-processing plants around the country have been frequent targets of immigration authorities as they have stepped up efforts to track down undocumented workers.
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