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The Postville raid was a raid at the Agriprocessors, Inc., kosher slaughterhouse and meat packing plant in Postville, Iowa, on May 12, 2008, executed by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) division of the Department of Homeland Security together with other agencies. On that day, ICE deployed 900 agents and arrested 398 employees ...
v. t. e. Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin (born October 30, 1959) [1] is the former CEO of Agriprocessors, a now-bankrupt kosher slaughterhouse and meat packing plant in Postville, Iowa, formerly owned by his father, Aaron Rubashkin. During his time as CEO of the plant, Agriprocessors grew into one of the nation's largest kosher meat producers, but ...
Postville, by Stephen G. Bloom. Postville: A Clash of Cultures in Heartland America (ISBN 0156013363) is a 2000 book by journalist Stephen G. Bloom.The book documents the struggle between the small town of Postville, Iowa, and a group of new arrivals: Lubavitcher Hasidim from New York City who came to the town to run Agriprocessors, the largest kosher meat plant in the United States.
I witnessed the devastation that our broken immigration system can inflict on communities following the workplace raid that took place in Postville, Iowa, in 2008.. Part of a coalition of ...
Agriprocessors. Agriprocessors was the corporate identity of a slaughterhouse and meat-packaging factory based in Postville, Iowa, best known as a facility for the glatt kosher processing of cattle, as well as chicken, turkey, duck, and lamb. Agriprocessors' meat and poultry products were marketed under the brand Iowa Best Beef.
Postville is a village in Allamakee and Clayton counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. It lies near the junction of four counties and at the intersection of U.S. Routes 18 and 52 and Iowa Highway 51, with airport facilities in the neighboring communities of Waukon, Decorah, Monona and Prairie du Chien. The population was 2,503 at the time of the ...
112 North Lawler St, PO Box 100, Postville, Iowa 52162. Circulation. 508 [1] Website. postvilleherald.com. The Postville Herald is the official newspaper of Postville, Iowa. It is also one of two official newspapers of Allamakee . Seated at the hub of the four counties of Allamakee, Clayton, Winneshiek and Fayette, the Herald covers news and ...
Born. Stephanie Marie King. (1972-12-17) December 17, 1972 (age 51) Topeka, Kansas, U.S. Education. University of Iowa (BA, JD) Stephanie Marie Rose (née King; born December 17, 1972) [1] is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. She is the first female judge to serve in ...