Immigration and Customs Enforcement Raids Plant in Asheville, NC
(Nuestro Centro, Asheville)
On August 12, 2008, 57 workers were arrested by agents of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at Mills Manufacturing Corporation in Asheville, NC on charges related to immigration violations.

More immigration arrests made at S.C. poultry plant
(The Charlotte Observer)
Aug. 15, 2008 - Federal agents have arrested five additional House of Raeford Farms employees and continue to search for others as part of their investigation into alleged immigration violations at the company's Greenville poultry plant.

MALDEF Calls for Investigation into Immigrant Tragedy in PA
MALDEF President and General Counsel John Trasviña has sent a letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey requesting that the Department of Justice "initiate an investigation into the death of Luis Ramirez to determine if his murder was motivated by bias."

In Pickens County, English Rules
Pickens County, SC - Officials expected to finalize law requiring all government business to be done in English

270 Illegal Immigrants Sent to Prison in Federal Push
WATERLOO, Iowa — In temporary courtrooms at a fairgrounds here, 260 illegal immigrants were sentenced this week to five months in prison for working at a meatpacking plant with false documents. Two others received lesser sentences, while another eight were convicted of a separate crime.

Senate Rejects Immigration Bill, May 14, 2008
The S.C. Senate rejected 26-20 an illegal immigration bill that creates new rules on how S.C. employers verify the residency of employees and includes heavy fines for businesses that knowingly hire illegal immigrants.

SAVE Act Hearing Highlights Differences on Immigration, May 13, 2008
A House hearing last week on the SAVE Act, an enforcement only immigration bill, illustrated the ongoing differences and debate over immigration reform. Rep. Heath Shuler, D-N.C., the sponsor of the bill, told the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security that Congress should act on his enforcement-oriented bill before the Internet-based E-Verify system expires in November. Shuler’s bill would make the program mandatory for all employers.