Tag: immigration raids

Institute for Justice files class-action lawsuit to stop immigration raids at Alabama construction sites

Leo Garcia Venegas, a construction worker in Baldwin County, filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security on Monday after recently being detained in immigration raids. 

Suspected illegal aliens arrested by immigration authorities while on way to Franklin County poultry plant

Several individuals were arrested Wednesday morning by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents while en route to Russellville's Pilgrim’s Pride meat processing plant. According to Franklin County Sheriff Shannon Oliver, at least 20 people were detained between two checkpoints- with one at County Road 44 and County Road 244 and the other on County Road 75 and County Road 724.