Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier Collection
A collection of newspaper articles written by the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier related to the 2008 Postville raid and part of the Postville Project.
The Postville Project works to collect, preserve and present the stories and materials related to the community of Postville, Iowa before, during and after the 2008 immigration raid at the Agriprocessors meatpacking plant. Luther College and the University of Northern Iowa organized The Postville Project in an effort to preserve and exhibit the media and stories surrounding the 2008 immigration raid and the memories of the community both before and after that event.
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Activists worried about immigration raid in Waterloo
Reporting on the concerns of immigration rights activists over the possible immigration raid in the Waterloo region upon learning that federal officials had leased the National Cattle Congress fairgrounds in the week before.
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Agreement reached in detainee lawsuit
Reporting on the agreement to allow 83 workers detained in the Agriprocessors immigration raid but not charged with a crime to stay in Iowa for their administrative bond hearings.
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Agriprocessors keeps plant running; hiring replacements
Reporting that the Agriprocessors plant was operating at reduced capacity after the immigration raid. A spokesperson also stated the company was "enhancing its immigration compliance procedures."
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Agriprocessors probe necessary
An opinion piece supportive of investigating Agriprocessors and its hiring practices in light of the immigration raid.
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Archbishop attends Postville Mass
Karen Heinselman and Laura Grevas
Reporting on the visit of the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Dubuque to Postville in the wake of the Agriprocessors immigration raid.
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Archbishop Hanus to celebrate Mass in Postville Saturday
Reporting that the Dubuque Archbishop would celebrate Mass in English and Spanish the Saturday after the Agriprocessors immigration raid.
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Archbishop to celebrate Mass at St. Bridget Saturday
Reporting that the Dubuque Archbishop would celebrate Mass in English and Spanish the Saturday after the Agriprocessors immigration raid.
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Area Hispanics scurry to get paperwork in line
Emily Christensen
Reporting on people working to get their documentation in order in response to the Agriprocessors immigration raid.
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Braley calls for Agriprocessors investigation; Staff tours NCC detention area
Josh Nelson
Reporting on the actions taken by Congressman Bruce Braley and the staff of Senators Tom Harkin and Charles Grassley after the Agriprocessors raid
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Braley inquires about labor investigation at Agriprocessors
Reporting on Representative Bruce Braley's inquiries to the federal government on the U.S. Department of Labor's investigation into possible labor law violations at the Agriprocessor's plant in Postville, Iowa.
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Car registrations; titles included in ICE investigation
Jeff Reinitz
Reporting on how immigration agents used car registrations and titles as part of the raid at the Agriprocessors plant.
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Cattle Congress thought grounds would be used for Homeland Security training
Drew Andersen
Reporting on the response the officials of the National Cattle Congress on the use of the grounds to detain people from the Agriprocessors immigration raid.
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Concern raised over Israeli detained in raid
Josh Nelson
Reporting on the experience of a friend of one of the detainees from the Agriprocessors raid in trying to find out what had happened to their friend.
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Court kept busy by parade of detainees
Jeff Reinitz and Josh Nelson
Reporting on the ways the court proceedings were being conducted in the wake of the Agriprocessors immigration raid.
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Detained Agriprocessors workers fight back in court
Jeff Reinitz
Reporting on the court filing by some of the Agriprocessors employees to prevent them from being moved out of Iowa.
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Detained Agriprocessors workers fight back with court filing
Jeff Reinitz
Reporting on the court filing by the attorney for three people arrested in the Agriprocessors raid to block their removal from Iowa so they could take part in the labor law violation investigation at the Agriprocessors plant.
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Detainee intends to leave U.S.
Jens Manuel Krogstad
Reporting on the experiences of a woman detained in the Agriprocessors immigration raid.
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Detainees go to court in a ballroom
Jeff Reinitz
Reporting on the first court appearance for individuals charge as a result on the immigration raid on the Agriprocessors plant in Postville.
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Detainees heading to court this afternoon
Josh Nelson
Reporting on the start of the court proceedings for the people detained in the immigration raid at the Agriprocessors plant.
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Detainees seek injunction to keep them in Iowa
Jeff Reinitz
Reporting on the court filing by some of the Agriprocessors employees to prevent them from being moved out of Iowa.
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Dozens protest immigration raid
Jens Manuel Krogstad
Reporting on a protest of the Agriprocessors raid held near the National Cattle Congress grounds where the workers detained were being held.
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Editorial; Deere just keeps running strong
Editorial on the first quarter financial report of 2008 from Deere & Company, which has several facilities in the Waterloo/Cedar Falls metropolitan area, showing that the company was doing well.
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Editorial; ICE learned from past human rights miscues
Editorial expressing the belief that Immigration and Customs Enforcement learned from past raids how to treat those being detained.
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Editorial; Raid shows need for immigration reform
Editorial on the need for changes to the immigration laws of the United States given the raid on the Agriprocessors plant.
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El Centro asks for financial help
Reporting on the request for financial donations for El Centro Latinoamericano to aid their efforts to offer assistance to those impacted by the Agriprocessors raid in Postville.
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El Centro seeks donations to help detainees
Reporting on El Centro Latinamericano's need for donations to assist those impacted by the Agriprocessors raid.
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Events protesting Agriprocessors raid planned Sunday in Waterloo
Reporting on a series of events scheduled for May 18, 2008 to protest the raid on the Agriprocessors plant in Postville.
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Federal class-action lawsuit filed in immigration raid
Reporting on a class-action lawsuit brought against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on behalf of a number of detained immigrant workers in the district court in Cedar Rapids.
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Feds to start pulling out of Cattle Congress before next weekend
Pat Kinney
Reporting that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement would be moving out of the National Cattle Congress grounds in time for previously scheduled events to take place.
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Feds will begin pulling out of NCC grounds before next weekend 1
Pat Kinney
Reporting that the federal agencies would begin to move out of the National Cattle Congress grounds before May 23, 2008 in the aftermath of the Agriprocessors immigration raid.
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Feds will begin pulling out of NCC groups before next weekend 2
Pat Kinney
Reporting that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement would be moving out of some of the National Cattle Congress buildingss in time for previously scheduled events to take place.
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Guatemalan consulate "satisfied" with treatment of detainees
Jens Manuel Krogstad
Reporting on the visit by an official of the Guatemalan government to the National Cattle Congress to see the conditions the detainees had while in custody.
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ICE raid is largest ever in Iowa
Jeff Reinitz, Jens Manuel Krogstad, and Amie Steffen
Reporting from the day after the Agriprocessors immigration raid.
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Immigration raid termed largest in Iowa history
Jeff Reinitz, Jens Manuel Krogstad, and Josh Nelson
Reporting in the immediate aftermath of the Agriprocessors immigration raid.
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In Postville; Shock but no surprise
Jens Manuel Krogstad
Reporting on the reactions of some of the workers at the Agriprocessors plant in the aftermath of the immigration raid.
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Letter to Editor; Land of xenophobia
Roger Smith and Blanca Galvin
Two letters to the editor opining that those coming to the United States are coming in search of a better life and that how those who come still have rights and responsibilities.
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Letter to the Editor; Illegal immigration is illegal
Jeanne Tocco
A letter to the editor expressing the opinion that those who immigrate illegally have broken the law.
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Letter to the Editor; Immigration policy flawed
R. Allen Hays
A letter calling for changes to the United States' immigration policies.
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Letter to the Editor; Immigration reform needed
Joe Hohlfeld
A letter to the editor expressing the need for immigration reform and the need for increasing the number of immigrants allowed in the country.
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Letter to the Editor; Raid was long overdue
Martin Winter
Letter to the editor proposing fining employers for every undocumented worker they hire.
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NCC officials thought grounds for Homeland Security training
Drew Andersen
Reporting that the board of the National Cattle Congress was unaware of what the federal government intended to do on the grounds of the Congress when they rented the buildings to the General Services Administration.
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Postville plant has record of violations, reprimands
Josh Nelson
Reporting on the history of citations and fines levied against Agriprocessors prior to the immigration raid in Postville.
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Postville raid was largest at single site in history
Josh Nelson
Reporting on the Agriprocessors immigration raid two days after the raid, at that time the largest single-site enforcement operation in the United States.
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Postville reeling after raid
Jens Manuel Krogstad and Dennis Magee
Reporting on the viewpoints of the people living in Postville in the days after the Agriprocessors immigration raid.
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Raid now largest ever
Josh Nelson
Reporting on the Agriprocessors immigration raid two days after the raid took place.
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Relief fund set up for Postville
Reporting on the relief fund the city of Postville will use to support the residents of Postville in the aftermath of the Agriprocessors immigration raid.
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Rights workshop held amid immigration raid fears
Jens Manuel Krogstad
Reporting on a workshop covering the rights of immigrants organized by El Centro Latinoamericano in response to rumors of an immigration raid.
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Settlement reached in immigration lawsuit
Reporting on an agreement that kept workers detained in the Agriprocessors immigration raid but not charged with a crime to remain in Iowa until their bond hearings.
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Some turn to their faith following raid
Karen Heinselman
Reporting on a vigil held at the Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Waterloo in the aftermath of the Agriprocessors immigration raid.
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State steps in to help Postville residents
Charlotte Eby
Reporting on the potential support from the state of Iowa to Postville in the wake of the Agriprocessors raid.
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Undercover worker aided agents
Jeff Reinitz
Reporting on the investigations that took place in the lead up to the Agriprocessors immigration raid, including the experience of a confidential source's at the plant.
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Union: ICE raid interfered with ongoing investigation
Josh Nelson
Reporting that the immigration raid at Agriprocessors disrupted an investigation into possible labor law violations.
