At least 300 people were arrested Monday on immigration and identity theft charges at Agriprocessors, one of the USA's largest packing plants for kosher meats.
Agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement entered the Agriprocessors complex in this northeast Iowa community of 2,500 during morning work hours, executing warrants for fraudulent use of others' Social Security numbers in connection with their employment at the plant. The packing plant has attracted workers from Mexico, Russia, Ukraine and elsewhere.
Nathaniel Popper, a journalist who has written about Agriprocessors for The Jewish Daily Forward, based in New York, said the raid could disrupt the supply of kosher meat.
"This could have a big impact on the supply of kosher meat in America," Popper said in an interview. "Over the next several days, that's going to be the big question for people in the Jewish community who keep kosher."
He said Agriprocessors is the largest of three major companies that supply kosher beef. The company supplies chicken and other meats, as well.
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