POLITICS: ICE Arrests Over 70 In Worksite Enforcement Operation – Largest Ever To Take Place In Nebraska

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ICE did a major raid on an Omaha meatpacking site.

Over 70 illegal aliens were arrested. It was the largest worksite enforcement operation to ever take place in Nebraska.

According to ICE, “Some had active local warrants, prior DUI convictions and have been previously deported. Many may now face additional federal charges: fraud and misuse of visas, permits and other documents; assaulting a federal officer; resisting arrest; illegal reentry; and/or misuse of social security numbers.”

ICE.gov:

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and their federal partners were assaulted by an illegal alien while executing a federal search warrant at Glenn Valley Foods into the large-scale employment of aliens without legal work authorization, June 10.

The worksite enforcement operation, in which more than 70 illegal aliens were detained, is the largest to take place in Nebraska since the start of the current presidential administration that has prioritized immigration enforcement efforts and strengthened focus on border security.

“Yesterday, an illegal alien from Honduras brandished a weapon and assaulted federal agents and officers who were doing their job: protecting American citizens, the public and businesses who are being victimized through identity fraud,” said ICE acting Director Todd Lyons. “Let’s be clear — this wasn’t just someone ‘out of status.’ This was a violent criminal who attacked law enforcement while they were serving the public, which is why the term ‘criminal alien’ is a distraction. If you’re here illegally, you’ve already broken the law. When you break the law by coming here illegally and then threaten and assault federal officers on top of that — you’re a threat, plain and simple.”
During the operation more than 70 illegal aliens were detained. Some had active local warrants, prior DUI convictions and have been previously deported. Many may now face additional federal charges: fraud and misuse of visas, permits and other documents; assaulting a federal officer; resisting arrest; illegal reentry; and/or misuse of social security numbers.

“Our ICE agents and officers — along with our federal partners — put their lives on the line every day to protect the American public. They don’t ask for praise. They ask for the support,” said ICE Homeland Security Investigations Kansas City Special Agent in Charge Mark Zito. “The reckless rhetoric being thrown around doesn’t just insult their sacrifice, it actively puts communities at risk, undermines law enforcement, and emboldens those who are actively looking to do harm. These men and women swore an oath to uphold the law and should not have to fear the very people they are sworn to protect.”

Gary Rohwer, the owner of Glenn Valley Foods, was upset after the raid, saying he had used the government’s e-verify system to hire employees.

AP reported:

Asked how upsetting the raid was, Rohwer replied, “I was very upset, ma’am, because we were told to e-verify, and we e-verified all these years, so I was shocked.”

“We did everything we could possibly do,” he said.

E-Verify is an online U.S. Department of Homeland Security system launched in the late 1990s that allows employers to quickly check if potential employees can work legally in the U.S., often by using Social Security numbers.

The Trump administration is keeping its promises to the American people.