Fifty for 150: ICE raids meatpacking plant in Greeley in 2006

Two decades before federal immigration agents achieved infamy pursuing the Trump administration’s crackdown on undocumented residents, they spearheaded an early act of controversial enforcement as part of a coordinated raid at six meatpacking plants in states around the country, including Colorado. Throughout 2006, Immigration and Customs Enforceme

By: Quentin Young

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: June 5, 2026

Words: 575

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Two decades before federal immigration agents achieved infamy pursuing the Trump administration’s crackdown on undocumented residents, they spearheaded an early act of controversial enforcement as part of a coordinated raid at six meatpacking plants in states around the country, including Colorado.

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