November 21, 2009

Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104

Immigration Raid At Dairy

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By Brian Allen

Story Created: Oct 29, 2008 at 9:45 PM CST

Story Updated: Oct 29, 2008 at 9:53 PM CST

Late breaking details of a federal immigration raid Wednesday afternoon at multiple dairy operations in Veblen.

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Here's what we know right now:

27 people were arrested: the result of a three month investigation involving 6 law enforcement agencies, including federal immigration and customs enforcement.

13 of the people arrested face identity theft charges tonight while the other 14 are accused of being in the country illegally.

25 minutes ago, i spoke with tim counts, a spokesman for ICE. "This investigation began about three months ago when the Highway Patrol stopped a man in August. 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 us this investigation is not over. Stay with Action News as we get to the bottom of this story.

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Sunday, Nov 2 at 4:37 PM No Doubt wrote ...

From FAIR: In our study Breaking the Piggy Bank: How Illegal Immigration is Sending Schools into the Red, we estimated based on 2004 data that educational expenditures for illegal immigration were costing the South Dakota taxpayer $29.8 million dollars annually. This cost was partially for educating students who were themselves illegally in the country ($12.4 million) and in part for the education of their siblings born in the United States to illegal residents ($17.4 million).

Friday, Oct 31 at 2:17 PM Agree wrote ...

Northern Beef Packers in Aberdeen will be the same problem.

Friday, Oct 31 at 1:06 PM Anonymous wrote ...

There is no way this company does the required NEW HIRE reports with the State of South Dakota because the bogus social security numbers would have been caught.

Friday, Oct 31 at 12:59 PM ED wrote ...

Amy is not a racist. If they can't come into this country and do things correctly then they should not be here. Plain and simple. Pay taxes for one, stop being here on my dime. Get a drivers lic. and some insurance to go with it. Stop filling up our schools with kids that can't speak english and need free lunch.

Friday, Oct 31 at 11:26 AM Anonymous wrote ...

RACIST? Do you know her? do you know her race? If you knew the area you would also know that the dairy has as many "white" people as hispanics!

Friday, Oct 31 at 10:24 AM Anonymous wrote ...

one of the dairy managers sits in tbe Veblen bar daily and also got his secretary pregnant!! Does that tell you anything about the business????

Friday, Oct 31 at 9:45 AM Amy wrote ...

not racist at all... you dont even know my RACE!!! Nice try though. yes other people commit crimes but i should not have to work to pay for them to scam innocent people by using there ss#'s to be here ILLEGALLY!!! If you have been to that dairy farm in Veblen, than you would know that there are jsut as many "white" people as there is Hispanics.

Friday, Oct 31 at 8:05 AM Anonymous wrote ...

Move to Canada if you don't like it!! If you lived in Mexico you would move here for a better life too. It is the governments fault not the people. You ignorant small town folks need to get a clue. It was a traffic accident at a bad corner it could have happened to anyone.

Friday, Oct 31 at 6:55 AM ED wrote ...

If ICE wants a good raid they should come to Huron to the Turkey plant. The City of Huron has turned into a total joke.

Friday, Oct 31 at 6:33 AM Anonymous wrote ...

Hope the feds get to the Milbank area soon the last three run ins with the law find out they are all illegals. The mega dairies are sopposed to be econimic stimulants but they come in hire these kind of workers at half the wages expect our county to pay for health ins. Not to mention the strain on law enforcement school systems. Its a great way to ruin a community. You can call me racist if you want I say it is telling it like it is. Make jobs for home town Americans thats economic stimulis.

Friday, Oct 31 at 6:05 AM Anonymous wrote ...

Maybe they should take a look at the dairy manager and find out what is really going on!

Thursday, Oct 30 at 4:44 PM JB wrote ...

Not hurting people ARE YOU JOKING! Good GOD! These people pay no taxes and are welfare junkies get a clue!In case you didnt know we the AMERICANS are the ones paying for all their health care and making up for all their UN-PIAD taxes.

Thursday, Oct 30 at 3:26 PM Anonymous wrote ...

Lets see that worthless Olga killed three children. Should have never been here in the first place. I hope that business gets fined big time. What do they think they are doing by having those people here.

Thursday, Oct 30 at 2:55 PM Anonymous wrote ...

Amy is racist!!! Because no other race has ever stabbed someone or has committed identity theft right. I got Ya.

Thursday, Oct 30 at 2:27 PM Darren wrote ...

Hey i am originally from Veblen it was not that bad of a community until the HS closed in 2003. After that it has been going for the worse...I agree no AMERICAN would want to work these dairy jobs or the construction jobs in the U.S. I Would lie to see these people get a fair chance to become legal since they make up most of our labor force in the construction world....

Thursday, Oct 30 at 2:26 PM nestoe wrote ...

well about time, that Dairy farm, stinks up the whole town, gonna have to put the farm boys to work or close up shop, and for all the girls who hooked up with these illegal people,looks like u guys are moving to Mexico or whereever.THey should of stayed in their own country.

Thursday, Oct 30 at 2:22 PM dakota anna wrote ...

If the company would pay a living wage maybe they would be able to hire locals! It's all about the money and the owners greed. Look out ABerdeen, you're next!

Thursday, Oct 30 at 1:23 PM Alyce wrote ...

Anonymous, when did illegal become a race? Hispanic is a culture, mexican is a nationality and illegal is just that...illegal. You're either silly or an illegal alien yourself. No one in this nation LEGALLY cares what you think. No one else WANTS those jobs?? Who the heck do you think did them before? Silly goose. Sit down and put your hand over your mouth.

Thursday, Oct 30 at 12:00 PM ZQ wrote ...

These people come to our country because their own country sucks. Your ancestors did the same thing you hipocrite!

Thursday, Oct 30 at 11:49 AM amy wrote ...

Really? They dont bother anyone? I live not far from that town and they go into the bar daily and there was actual stabbing by them not that long ago.... also i am pretty sure using someone else's social security # is hurting people!!! WAKE UP

Thursday, Oct 30 at 11:02 AM th wrote ...

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

Thursday, Oct 30 at 10:58 AM Anonymous wrote ...

Come on no one else wants those jobs! Racist pigs. You should all be ashamed of yourselves. They ususally don't bother anyone.

Thursday, Oct 30 at 9:41 AM Jeff wrote ...

HELP TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION! register at www.numbersusa.com

Thursday, Oct 30 at 8:53 AM bout time wrote ...

Its about time ICE does something. 27 down, and what? about 2027 yes to be found and go?

Thursday, Oct 30 at 7:33 AM Anonymous wrote ...

THis is the 2nd time this dairy has been in trouble for immigration issues. First it was not paying at least minimum wage now this...

Thursday, Oct 30 at 6:45 AM Anonymous wrote ...

Good, what make these companies think they can get away with hiring these people. I hope they get fined big time. This has to stop.

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