Human toll told in Postville - Iowa (with video)

An Agriprocessors employee has returned to Postville after being detained by federal agents following the raid at the world’s largest kosher meatpacking plant on Monday. But she fears her husband has been deported, leaving her and her two children behind.

The woman, fearing retribution, asked that her name not be used. She is wearing an electronic monitoring ankle bracelet so immigration officials can monitor her whereabouts. She was released for humanitarian reasons so she could care for her children, ages 9 and 12.”*

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