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Swift Workers Standing Up Against ICE Misconduct The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), on Wednesday, September 12, 2007, sought court intervention to protect the 4th Amendment rights of all Americans and enjoin the government from illegally arresting and detaining workers including U.S. citizens and legal residents while at their workplace. 
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The lawsuit—filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas— names the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency as defendants.
|  UFCW member testifies before Congress on abuse and misconduct during Swift raids
Mike Graves, a member of UFCW Local 1149, testifies before the House Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law about heavy handed tactics by ICE agents who raided the Swift Company packing plant in Marshalltown, Ia., where he works. Hear his story and read his testimony. >>> Read More | | In the News |  A comprehensive new study by the National Council of La Raza and the Urban Institute documents the psychological trauma and hardships inflicted on children after immigration raids. The report, entitled Paying the Price: The Impact of Immigration Raids on America's Children, looked at 500 children, of which a large majority were U.S. citizens under the age of 10, who had parents detained as a result of recent immigration raids. Included in the study were families from Swift & Company plants. Click here for a copy.
>>> Listen to excerpts from President Hansen's and Peter Schey's speeches >>> Watch Swift Raids Video
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UFCW Continues to Speak Out 
UFCW Nat'l Meeting on ICE Misconduct
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The UFCW continues to speak out against the criminalization of working families and is holding field hearings across the country to investigate and expose the illegal actions of Immigration Customs and Enforcement agents.
A National Commission on ICE Misconduct and Violations of Fourth Amendment Rights has been formed to expose injustice, to educate the public, and to make clear recommendations as to how the government should treat its citizenry.
President Joe Hansen's Remarks at National Meetings on ICE Misconduct
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