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By Melody Evans and Kirk Redmond

The ICE raids in Postville, Iowa, have amassed serious criticism from all angles, including Congressional hearings last week and ongoing MSM commentary. Especially sharp has been the outrage over the obvious collusion of the federal district court with the prosecution, as noted in this AILA post: "[T]his travesty could not have occurred without the full complicity of the federal district court for the northern district of Iowa." Today, the NY Times, in an opinion piece entitled 'The Jungle', Again, reference to Upton Sinclair's classic, had this to say:A story from the upside-down world of immigration and labor:A slaughterhouse in Postville, Iowa, develops an ugly reputation for abusing animals and workers. Reports of dirty, dangerous conditions at the Agriprocessors kosher meatpacking plant accumulate for years, told by workers, union organizers, immigrant advocates and government investigators...continue to full post

Full post as published by Kansas Federal Defender on August 01, 2008 (boomark / email).