Hundreds arrested in Iowa immigration raid

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Source: Cleveland (AP)

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Federal immigration agents raided a northeastern Iowa meat processing plant Monday, arresting more than 300 people and housing many of them at a converted fairgrounds.

The raid of the Agriprocessors Inc. plant in Postville was the largest in state history and had been planned for months, said U.S. Attorney Matt M. Dummermuth.

The raid, one of several conducted at meat-processing plants around the country in recent years, was aimed at seeking evidence of identity theft, stolen Social Security numbers and people who are in the country illegally, ICE spokesman Tim Counts said.

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Agriprocessors, the world's largest kosher meatpacking plant, did not immediately return messages seeking comment.

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