300 Suspected Illegal Immigrants Caught In SC Chicken Plant Raid

Federal authorities say more than 58 people suspected of being illegal immigrants were busted in a massive raid on a Greenville chicken processing plant that has been under investigation for months. In all, some 300 people are being detained following the Tuesday raid at the House of Raeford plant. Authorities are checking fingerprints and releasing people in the country legally. They said those checks will take place all day.

By Randy Key
Published: October 7, 2008

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GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - Federal authorities say more than 58 people suspected of being illegal immigrants were busted in a massive raid on a Greenville chicken processing plant that has been under investigation for months.

In all, some 300 people are being detained following the Tuesday raid at the House of Raeford plant. Authorities are checking fingerprints and releasing people in the country legally. They said those checks will take place all day.

Officials said 58 suspected illegal immigrants will not be held because of health or child care reasons. They still must face charges in court.

House of Raeford has eight plants in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana and Michigan. A woman who answered the phone at the company’s North Carolina headquarters said there was no immediate comment.