A worker is escorted to a bus headed to a detention center after she was apprehended at Glenn Valley Foods of Omaha during largest Nebraska immigration raid since President Donald Trump took office. (Courtesy of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
On June 10, Omaha experienced the largest worksite immigration raid recorded in our city’s history as Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents stormed Glenn Valley Foods, a meat processing plant. Nearly 100 workers were detained, with 74 remaining in ICE custody the morning after the raid.
Glenn Valley Foods complied with E-Verify, a federal database that employers can use to ensure their workers are authorized to be employed in the U.S…