February 9, 2010

Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104

Immigration Raid At SD Dairy Farms

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By Lisa May

Story Created: Oct 29, 2008 at 9:22 PM CST

Story Updated: Oct 29, 2008 at 9:27 PM CST

Action News has learned of a federal immigration raid this afternoon at multiple dairy operations in Veblen, South Dakota. The details continue to come into our newsroom and here's the latest.

27 people were arrested as the result of a three month investigation, which involves six law enforcement agencies, including federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). 13 of those arrested face identity theft charges and the other 14 are accused of being in the country illegally.

"This investigation began about three months ago when the Highway Patrol stopped a man in August," said ICE spokesperson Tim Counts. "He presented suspicious documents during a traffic stop. The patrol learned the man had been using an invalid social security number to register the vehicle he was driving and over the course of the three month investigation the patrol discovered a string of people either used invalid or even stolen social security numbers to register their vehicles."

Counts did not reveal the names of the specific dairy operations involved. He did tell Action News that the investigation is not over.

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Thursday, Apr 2 at 6:37 PM anonymous wrote ...

carlos alberto ramirez is wanted for sending nude pictures to under age girls police in litchfield mn 55355 are trying to find him for an invertagation please help he is workin at a dairy farm in veblen sd

Thursday, Apr 2 at 6:33 PM anonymous wrote ...

i don't know what dairy farm in veblen sd but there is a lot of illegal people workin litchfield mn police department is lookin for a carlos alberto ramirez age about 26 and (might be using the name servando garcia) his brother works there too his name is juan ramirez age about 31 please help get these people out and all of the illegal out off here

Friday, Oct 31 at 11:47 PM concern citizens wrote ...

please check Best Western Ramkota hotel north lacrosse st rapid city because there is a lot of illegal aliens working there they kept illegal aliens for 8 years please pay an extra attention for this matter and they used agent NESHEERENA PAINTER who tooked a lot of money from them.there is a big anomaly in that company attention please please please...............

Friday, Oct 31 at 2:15 PM Anonymous wrote ...

Round em up ship em out. Come back here and SPEAK ENGLISH, BE LEGAL and PAY TAXES.

Friday, Oct 31 at 1:57 PM Anonymous wrote ...

If the dairy employs illegals and are keeping it from the state, what else are they doing illegally? We haven't seen the last of this mess from 'The Ringleader'. How many lawsuits are out there? He will tear our town down before he is thru. Look at his past businesses, he leaves them and women in the dust!!!

Friday, Oct 31 at 10:07 AM Anonymous wrote ...

FACT: In the last 22 years, over 26 million illegals, have been apprehended, while attempting to enter our country. THE PROBLEM IS: Less than 1, out of 4 illegals, were estimated to have been apprehended, while crossing the border, into our United States. Mind boggling, isn't it. According to the U.S. Immigration Service another 6 million illegals in this country are visa overstays. In the last 22 years, there have been another 4 million anchor babies born to illegals.

Friday, Oct 31 at 6:47 AM Anonymous wrote ...

To bad that worthless Olga wasn't sent home. Maybe three children would still be alive and we wouldn't be paying to house the worthless ***.

Thursday, Oct 30 at 10:27 PM tired of this crap!!!! wrote ...

hell,27 isn't anything. send i.c.e. to any "adjustable forms" consruction site in chicago and i.c.e will make a headline.

Thursday, Oct 30 at 9:44 PM Anonymous wrote ...

Mexicans in Veblen don't hurt a thing!! They work hard and don't bother anyone. There isn't a person around that couldn't get a job at the dairy if they wanted to. But they don't!! Thanks to the Mexicans we still have a town!!! People don't like it that way they should leave. We'll keep the mexicans anyday. Atleast they work!

Thursday, Oct 30 at 6:54 PM USAborn and raised wrote ...

My gradparent's names are on the wall at Ellis Island and had to learn English to become a citizen. What happened?

Thursday, Oct 30 at 4:46 PM Brittanicus wrote ...

Incidentally, there is an estimated 37 million, NOT 13 MILLION according to the Tucson sector Border Patrol union local 2544 (with an additional half-million coming every year) a massive financial impact on our economy by importing the worlds poor. 2. The Americans who are losing jobs to cheap immigrant labor. In a 1996 study, a Rice University economist estimated that illegal aliens were then displacing 730,000 American workers a year.

Thursday, Oct 30 at 4:04 PM DEPORT_H1B_NOW wrote ...

The only good illegal alien and H-1B is a dead one. The sooner the 12 MIL illegal aliens and H-1B visa foreigners are deported the sooner the U.S. economy will get better.

Thursday, Oct 30 at 1:00 PM Anonymous wrote ...

Maybe some unemployed welfare recipitents should be working and there would not be jobs for the illegals????

Thursday, Oct 30 at 12:22 PM Mr Bob wrote ...

Someone should have mentioned that to Columbus.

Thursday, Oct 30 at 10:25 AM ZQ wrote ...

Life in their home country usually sucks Bob, that's why they head North. You can't blame them for wanting a better life. Should they come here 'legally'? Maybe, but your ancestors DelewareBob didn't have visas either when they stole Deleware from the Iriquois and infected them with smallpox.

Thursday, Oct 30 at 7:37 AM Delaware Bob wrote ...

There is no question that this illegal immigration has caused more problems than anyone could have ever imagined. With the Arizona State Illegal Immigration Law upheld in the courts last month, there is no excuse for any State not to have a State law to get rid of the ILLEGAL ALIENS. To enter this Country is a PRIVILEGE. It is NOT a RIGHT! No ILLEGAL ALIEN has a right to be here. Clear enough?

Thursday, Oct 30 at 7:02 AM Anonymous wrote ...

These companies have to be hiding these employees from the State also by not reporting them as being hired or on paying in taxes. How can they get away this?

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