An Unfolding Crisis in the Wake of Mississippi ICE Raid

The workplace raid at the Howard Industries electronics plant in Laurel, Miss., was the largest in U.S. history

By Kari Lydersen

On Aug. 25, federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raided the Howard Industries electronics factory in Laurel, Miss., taking into custody 592 immigrant workers--the largest single workplace raid in U.S. history. But as in Postville, Iowa, New Bedford, Mass. and other sites of recent [RETURN TO ARTICLE]