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To: Sully- who wrote (59893)	6/12/2007 9:55:32 AM
From: jlallen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

The definition of a weenie! Message 23617161

To: Sully- who wrote (59893)	6/12/2007 6:32:38 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

Continuing with the illegal immigration theme... Raid on Portland plant uncovers hundreds of illegal workers A suspected illegal worker at a Del Monte plant in St. Johns is led away after a raid on the plant on Tuesday. YouNewsTV™ By Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Federal agents on Tuesday raided the offices of a food processing plant suspected of employing hundreds of illegal workers who used Social Security numbers that belonged to other people or were made up, authorities said. By Tuesday morning, approximately 100 workers had been placed under administrative arrest to be processed for possible deportation, an official with the Department of Homeland Security said. More arrests were expected, the official said. The raid at American Staffing Resources Inc. offices at the Fresh Del Monte Produce fruit and vegetable processing plant at 9243 N. Rivergate Boulevard near the Portland shipyards was based on an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Social Security Administration that began last January, officials told The Associated Press. Authorities also raided the staffing company's office at 8926 N. Lombard St. According to an affidavit filed by an immigration agent, an undercover informant told managers of both Del Monte and American Staffing Resources that he was not in the country legally and did not have proper identification for work. An employee of the staffing company gave him a counterfeit Social Security card and later gave him counterfeit Social Security and Resident Alien cards for others, the affidavit said. A federal judge authorized agents to search for evidence of violations such as hiring illegal aliens, identity theft and Social Security fraud, according to the U.S. attorney's office in Portland. Prosecutors said a federal grand jury indicted three people on criminal charges but the indictment remained under seal. According to the affidavit, only 48 of nearly 600 employees at the plant had valid Social Security numbers. Most were using a valid Social Security number belonging to somebody else, the court document said. Of those whose Social Security numbers are being misused: * Seven are 60 years old or older and are receiving disability benefits. * 13 are more than 70 years old. * 18 are juveniles * 29 are dead Authorities created a 24-hour toll-free hotline for family members of unauthorized workers who were arrested in Tuesday's operations. Operators can answer questions about detention status and the removal process. The number is (866) 341-3858.