Immigration agents converge on Glenn Valley Foods June 10 for an immigration raid. (Courtesy of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
OMAHA — A Glenn Valley Foods worker detained in a June 10 worksite immigration raid that ensnared nearly 80 people was released this week on a bond set by an immigration judge.
The worker’s attorneys believe their client was the first of the detained Glenn Valley employees to be released on a bond pending further legal proceedings. Other bond hearings are expected over the next days and weeks, they and other attorneys working with the group said.
The next step for the released foreign-born worker is to build a case for eligibility to remain in the country, said Bassel El-Kasaby, who said attorney Lauren Schmoke in the Kasaby Schmoke law firm represented the person in immigration court proceedings. El-Kasaby said final resolution of such cases can take years, given the court’s backlog…