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Postville Project Documents

This is a collection of documents from the Postville Project collection.

The Postville Project is an initiative to preserve and exhibit the media and stories surrounding the 2008 immigration raid and the memories of the Postville, Iowa community before, during, and after that event. The collections in this project include news articles, photographs, personal papers, federal court documents, and much more. This is a collaborative effort between the University of Northern Iowa Rod Library and the Luther College Archives.

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  • abUSed - The Postville Raid [flyer]

    abUSed - The Postville Raid [flyer]

  • abUSed: The Postville Raid [handout]

    abUSed: The Postville Raid [handout]

  • abUSed: The Postville Raid [pamphlet]

    abUSed: The Postville Raid [pamphlet]

  • abUSed: The Postville Raid [postcard]

    abUSed: The Postville Raid [postcard]

  • abUSed - The Postville Raid [website]

    abUSed - The Postville Raid [website]

  • Fears and Facts about the Immigration Debate

    Fears and Facts about the Immigration Debate

  • Movie screening: abUSed: The Postville Raid

    Movie screening: abUSed: The Postville Raid

  • Postville today: An update

    Postville today: An update

  • Questions and Answers about the Immigration Debate

    Questions and Answers about the Immigration Debate

  • The Immigration Debate: What the Bishops Say

    The Immigration Debate: What the Bishops Say

  • The Immigration Debate: What You Can Do

    The Immigration Debate: What You Can Do

  • Luis Argueta - Director/Producer by Luis Argueta

    Luis Argueta - Director/Producer

    Luis Argueta

  • First Anniversary of the Postville Raid [flyer]

    First Anniversary of the Postville Raid [flyer]

  • La Historia de Nuestras Vidas (The Story of Our Lives) [flyer]

    La Historia de Nuestras Vidas (The Story of Our Lives) [flyer]

  • La Historia de Nuestras Vidas (The Story of Our Lives) [news release]

    La Historia de Nuestras Vidas (The Story of Our Lives) [news release]

  • La Historia de Nuestras Vidas (The Story of Our Lives) [program]

    La Historia de Nuestras Vidas (The Story of Our Lives) [program]

  • La Redada Migratoria de Postville 5 Años Después [poster]

    La Redada Migratoria de Postville 5 Años Después [poster]

  • Postville Immigration Raid 5 Years Later [poster - version 2]

    Postville Immigration Raid 5 Years Later [poster - version 2]

  • 400 march to NCC grounds

    400 march to NCC grounds

  • A Crime to Work: The Part of "Illegal" I Don't Understand

    A Crime to Work: The Part of "Illegal" I Don't Understand

  • Activists worried about immigration raid in Waterloo

    Activists worried about immigration raid in Waterloo

  • Ag files Child Labor Law violations

    Ag files Child Labor Law violations

  • A gift from afar

    A gift from afar

  • Agreement reached in detainee lawsuit

    Agreement reached in detainee lawsuit

  • Agricprocessors Inc. OSHA citations

    Agricprocessors Inc. OSHA citations

  • Agriprocessors and named employees plead not guilty

    Agriprocessors and named employees plead not guilty

  • Agriprocessors fighting to replace lost workers

    Agriprocessors fighting to replace lost workers

  • Agriprocessors filed Chapter 11, Many employees leave Postville

    Agriprocessors filed Chapter 11, Many employees leave Postville

  • Agriprocessors Inc. Chapter 11 bankruptcy 1-08-474772

    Agriprocessors Inc. Chapter 11 bankruptcy 1-08-474772

  • Agriprocessors Inc. criminal complaint

    Agriprocessors Inc. criminal complaint

  • Agriprocessors Inc. federal indictments

    Agriprocessors Inc. federal indictments

  • Agriprocessors Inc. motion suppress tridena

    Agriprocessors Inc. motion suppress tridena

  • Agriprocessors Inc. OSHA logs 2007

    Agriprocessors Inc. OSHA logs 2007

  • Agriprocessors Inc. photos

    Agriprocessors Inc. photos

  • Agriprocessors Inc. search warrant August 29, 2008

    Agriprocessors Inc. search warrant August 29, 2008

  • Agriprocessors Inc. warrant information

    Agriprocessors Inc. warrant information

  • Agriprocessors is assessed fines totaling nearly ten million dollars

    Agriprocessors is assessed fines totaling nearly ten million dollars

  • Agriprocessors keeps plant running; hiring replacements

    Agriprocessors keeps plant running; hiring replacements

  • Agriprocessors probe necessary

    Agriprocessors probe necessary

  • All saints service to be held at St. Paul Lutheran

    All saints service to be held at St. Paul Lutheran

  • American dream still shines for women detained in Postville raid

    American dream still shines for women detained in Postville raid

  • Anniversary invite

    Anniversary invite

  • Anniversary invite Spanish

    Anniversary invite Spanish

  • Archbishop attends Postville Mass

    Archbishop attends Postville Mass

  • Archbishop Hanus to celebrate Mass in Postville Saturday

    Archbishop Hanus to celebrate Mass in Postville Saturday

  • Archbishop to celebrate Mass at St. Bridget Saturday

    Archbishop to celebrate Mass at St. Bridget Saturday

  • Archdiocesan pastoral staff, Advent Day of Reflection, January 16, 2009

    Archdiocesan pastoral staff, Advent Day of Reflection, January 16, 2009

  • Area Hispanics scurry to get paperwork in line

    Area Hispanics scurry to get paperwork in line

  • Bail denied for Rubashkin for second time

    Bail denied for Rubashkin for second time

  • Bankruptcy trustee is unable to answer displaced workers' questions

    Bankruptcy trustee is unable to answer displaced workers' questions

  • Bishops discuss joys, challenges of shepherding rural dioceses

    Bishops discuss joys, challenges of shepherding rural dioceses

  • Bishops seek end to immigration enforcement raids

    Bishops seek end to immigration enforcement raids

  • Braley calls for Agriprocessors investigation; Staff tours NCC detention area

    Braley calls for Agriprocessors investigation; Staff tours NCC detention area

  • Braley inquires about labor investigation at Agriprocessors

    Braley inquires about labor investigation at Agriprocessors

  • Camayd-Freixas brief to Senate Judiciary Committee

    Camayd-Freixas brief to Senate Judiciary Committee

  • Camayd-Freixas corrections to transcript

    Camayd-Freixas corrections to transcript

  • Cardinal, others discuss faith-based forces aligning on immigration

    Cardinal, others discuss faith-based forces aligning on immigration

  • Car registrations; titles included in ICE investigation

    Car registrations; titles included in ICE investigation

  • Cattle Congress thought grounds would be used for Homeland Security training

    Cattle Congress thought grounds would be used for Homeland Security training

  • Central College, Pella, Iowa, October 21, 2009

    Central College, Pella, Iowa, October 21, 2009

  • Checklist for anniversary event

    Checklist for anniversary event

  • CHIRLA press release

    CHIRLA press release

  • City Council declares disaster emergency in city of Postville

    City Council declares disaster emergency in city of Postville

  • City Council meets to discuss impact of raid

    City Council meets to discuss impact of raid

  • Cityscape Magazine article

    Cityscape Magazine article

  • Clergy, religious offer perspectives on aftermath of Postville raid

    Clergy, religious offer perspectives on aftermath of Postville raid

  • Closing remarks, prayer and rally first anniversary of the raid, St. Bridget’s Church, Postville, Iowa, May 12, 2009

    Closing remarks, prayer and rally first anniversary of the raid, St. Bridget’s Church, Postville, Iowa, May 12, 2009

  • Column; Anti-immigration outside of most religious teaching

    Column; Anti-immigration outside of most religious teaching

  • Community, Allamakee emergency management, religious leaders

    Community, Allamakee emergency management, religious leaders

  • Community foundation assists Postville families

    Community foundation assists Postville families

  • Community media makes big difference in small town

    Community media makes big difference in small town

  • Community Potluck and Town Hall Meeting flyer

    Community Potluck and Town Hall Meeting flyer

  • Complaint letter to U.S. Attorney General

    Complaint letter to U.S. Attorney General

  • Concern raised over Israeli detained in raid

    Concern raised over Israeli detained in raid

  • Conference examines Homeland Security's handling of immigration

    Conference examines Homeland Security's handling of immigration

  • Court kept busy by parade of detainees

    Court kept busy by parade of detainees

  • Court rulings, new policies seen as important changes for immigrants

    Court rulings, new policies seen as important changes for immigrants

  • Culver expresses support for crackdown

    Culver expresses support for crackdown

  • Decorah area faith coalition prayer vigil poster

    Decorah area faith coalition prayer vigil poster

  • Des Moines Register, April 22, 2001

    Des Moines Register, April 22, 2001

  • Detained Agriprocessors workers fight back in court

    Detained Agriprocessors workers fight back in court

  • Detained Agriprocessors workers fight back with court filing

    Detained Agriprocessors workers fight back with court filing

  • Detained workers location list

    Detained workers location list

  • Detainee intends to leave U.S.

    Detainee intends to leave U.S.

  • Detainees go to court in a ballroom

    Detainees go to court in a ballroom

  • Detainees have all left NCC grounds

    Detainees have all left NCC grounds

  • Detainees heading to court this afternoon

    Detainees heading to court this afternoon

  • Detainees moved from NCC grounds

    Detainees moved from NCC grounds

  • Detainees seek injunction to keep them in Iowa

    Detainees seek injunction to keep them in Iowa

  • Detention Deficit Disorder

    Detention Deficit Disorder

  • Discussion held on new hires at Agriprocessors

    Discussion held on new hires at Agriprocessors

  • Diversity Council releases statement

    Diversity Council releases statement

  • Diversity Council update on aftermath of raid

    Diversity Council update on aftermath of raid

  • Diversity The Gift of Difference Workshop brochure

    Diversity The Gift of Difference Workshop brochure

  • Donations welcome for those affected by the closing of Agriprocessors, Inc.

    Donations welcome for those affected by the closing of Agriprocessors, Inc.

  • Dozens protest immigration raid

    Dozens protest immigration raid

  • Ecumenical Advocacy Days 2010, Washington, DC, March 19-22, 2010

    Ecumenical Advocacy Days 2010, Washington, DC, March 19-22, 2010

  • Editorial; Deere just keeps running strong

    Editorial; Deere just keeps running strong

  • Editorial; ICE learned from past human rights miscues

    Editorial; ICE learned from past human rights miscues

  • Editorial; Raid shows need for immigration reform

    Editorial; Raid shows need for immigration reform

  • ELCA makes donation following ICE raid

    ELCA makes donation following ICE raid

  • El Centro asks for financial help

    El Centro asks for financial help

  • El Centro seeks donations to help detainees

    El Centro seeks donations to help detainees

  • ESL recognition ceremony program

    ESL recognition ceremony program

  • Ethnic food booth advertisement, August 27, 2000

    Ethnic food booth advertisement, August 27, 2000

  • Event flyers

    Event flyers

  • Events protesting Agriprocessors raid planned Sunday in Waterloo

    Events protesting Agriprocessors raid planned Sunday in Waterloo

  • Excerpt testimony of Sholom Rubashkin

    Excerpt testimony of Sholom Rubashkin

  • Faith leaders speak out on poor treatment of workers

    Faith leaders speak out on poor treatment of workers

  • Federal class-action lawsuit filed in immigration raid

    Federal class-action lawsuit filed in immigration raid

  • Feds to start pulling out of Cattle Congress before next weekend

    Feds to start pulling out of Cattle Congress before next weekend

  • Feds will begin pulling out of NCC grounds before next weekend 1

    Feds will begin pulling out of NCC grounds before next weekend 1

  • Feds will begin pulling out of NCC groups before next weekend 2

    Feds will begin pulling out of NCC groups before next weekend 2

  • Fifth anniversary interfaith prayer program

    Fifth anniversary interfaith prayer program

  • File inspectors tour Cattle Congress grounds

    File inspectors tour Cattle Congress grounds

  • Flier banner

    Flier banner

  • flier image; Rosa Zamora and daughters

    flier image; Rosa Zamora and daughters

  • Flores-Figueroa v. United States

    Flores-Figueroa v. United States

  • Flores-Figueroa v. United States petition

    Flores-Figueroa v. United States petition

  • Flores-Figueroa v. United States response to petition

    Flores-Figueroa v. United States response to petition

  • Gabriela's Gift

    Gabriela's Gift

  • Gazette, January 29, 1999

    Gazette, January 29, 1999

  • Guatemalan consulate 'satisfied' by conditions inside NCC

    Guatemalan consulate 'satisfied' by conditions inside NCC

  • Guatemalan consulate "satisfied" with treatment of detainees

    Guatemalan consulate "satisfied" with treatment of detainees

  • Guatemalan workers in Iowa reunite with family members they left behind

    Guatemalan workers in Iowa reunite with family members they left behind

  • Guest editorial; Postville's real victims not invited to this party

    Guest editorial; Postville's real victims not invited to this party

  • Guest editorial; Railroading immigrants

    Guest editorial; Railroading immigrants

  • Guest editorial; What you sow, Is what you reap

    Guest editorial; What you sow, Is what you reap

  • Help given to immigrants affected by Iowa raid called faith in action

    Help given to immigrants affected by Iowa raid called faith in action

  • Hispanics learning their rights

    Hispanics learning their rights

  • HR employees enter not guilty pleas

    HR employees enter not guilty pleas

  • Hundreds of residents enjoy soup supper; Toy give-away during hometown of hope event

    Hundreds of residents enjoy soup supper; Toy give-away during hometown of hope event

  • ICE application for search warrant

    ICE application for search warrant

  • ICE head touts common ground with church, avoids talk of differences

    ICE head touts common ground with church, avoids talk of differences

  • ICE raid is largest ever in Iowa

    ICE raid is largest ever in Iowa

  • ICE search warrant and affidavit for raid

    ICE search warrant and affidavit for raid

  • Illegal immigrants freed after testifying against plant manager; Pair remain under house arrest

    Illegal immigrants freed after testifying against plant manager; Pair remain under house arrest

  • Images of downtown Postville storefronts created by Diversity Council, 2000-2002

    Images of downtown Postville storefronts created by Diversity Council, 2000-2002

  • Immigrants meet with U.S. Congressmen Saturday

    Immigrants meet with U.S. Congressmen Saturday

  • Immigration raid termed largest in Iowa history

    Immigration raid termed largest in Iowa history

  • Immigration reform next up on bishops' wish list for Congress

    Immigration reform next up on bishops' wish list for Congress

  • In Postville; Shock but no surprise

    In Postville; Shock but no surprise

  • Interfaith immigration reform prayer walk and vigil

    Interfaith immigration reform prayer walk and vigil

  • Interfaith Immigration Reform Prayer Walk list of chants

    Interfaith Immigration Reform Prayer Walk list of chants

  • Interfaith Immigration Vigil program

    Interfaith Immigration Vigil program

  • Interfaith Prayer Service program

    Interfaith Prayer Service program

  • Interfaith Service and March poster

    Interfaith Service and March poster

  • Interfaith Service and Walk schedule of events

    Interfaith Service and Walk schedule of events

  • In the immigration spotlight: Detention, immigrants' citizen children

    In the immigration spotlight: Detention, immigrants' citizen children

  • Investment banker's little bond fund goes nationwide for immigrants

    Investment banker's little bond fund goes nationwide for immigrants

  • Iowa community rallies to help families after raids

    Iowa community rallies to help families after raids

  • Iowa Division of Labor proposes citations and penalties against Agriprocessors, Inc.

    Iowa Division of Labor proposes citations and penalties against Agriprocessors, Inc.

  • Iowa, other raids rallying points in push for immigration changes

    Iowa, other raids rallying points in push for immigration changes

  • Iowa town stretching resources to help families hurt by ICE raid

    Iowa town stretching resources to help families hurt by ICE raid

  • Islam seminar flyer

    Islam seminar flyer

  • Itinerary for anniversary event

    Itinerary for anniversary event

  • Jacobson staffing helping Agriprocessors replace workers taken in may ICE raid

    Jacobson staffing helping Agriprocessors replace workers taken in may ICE raid

  • La Historia de Nuestras Vidas theatre program

    La Historia de Nuestras Vidas theatre program

  • Latham and staff meet with govt. officials, others

    Latham and staff meet with govt. officials, others

  • Launa Rambler - Pastor Christopher Staley

    Launa Rambler - Pastor Christopher Staley

  • Lawmakers call for Agriprocessors probe

    Lawmakers call for Agriprocessors probe

  • Lessons learned from Agriprocessors raid shared; Immigration reform needed

    Lessons learned from Agriprocessors raid shared; Immigration reform needed

  • Letters to the Editor [Carole S. Gauger)]

    Letters to the Editor [Carole S. Gauger)]

  • Letters to the Editor [Dorothy Paulsen]

    Letters to the Editor [Dorothy Paulsen]

  • Letter to Dept. of Justice and Dept. of Homeland Security

    Letter to Dept. of Justice and Dept. of Homeland Security

  • Letter to Editor; Crack down on employers

    Letter to Editor; Crack down on employers

  • Letter to Editor; Land of xenophobia

    Letter to Editor; Land of xenophobia

  • Letter to the Editor [Amy Tamar Dickel]

    Letter to the Editor [Amy Tamar Dickel]

  • Letter to the Editor [Becky Monroe]

    Letter to the Editor [Becky Monroe]

  • Letter to the Editor [Cami Hanson]

    Letter to the Editor [Cami Hanson]

  • Letter to the Editor [Dale Siems]

    Letter to the Editor [Dale Siems]

  • Letter to the Editor [David Cavagnaro]

    Letter to the Editor [David Cavagnaro]

  • Letter to the Editor [Herman Lenz] 1

    Letter to the Editor [Herman Lenz] 1

  • Letter to the Editor [Herman Lenz] 2

    Letter to the Editor [Herman Lenz] 2

  • Letter to the Editor; Illegal immigration is illegal

    Letter to the Editor; Illegal immigration is illegal

  • Letter to the Editor; Immigration policy flawed

    Letter to the Editor; Immigration policy flawed

  • Letter to the Editor; Immigration reform needed

    Letter to the Editor; Immigration reform needed

  • Letter to the Editor [Jayn Brotman]

    Letter to the Editor [Jayn Brotman]

  • Letter to the Editor [Jody Mitchell]

    Letter to the Editor [Jody Mitchell]

  • Letter to the Editor [Karen Heins]

    Letter to the Editor [Karen Heins]

  • Letter to the Editor [Ken Weston] 1

    Letter to the Editor [Ken Weston] 1

  • Letter to the Editor [Ken Weston] 2

    Letter to the Editor [Ken Weston] 2

  • Letter to the Editor [Ken Weston] 3

    Letter to the Editor [Ken Weston] 3

  • Letter to the Editor [K. Weston]

    Letter to the Editor [K. Weston]

  • Letter to the Editor [K. Weston]

    Letter to the Editor [K. Weston]

  • Letter to the Editor [Lewis Regenstein]

    Letter to the Editor [Lewis Regenstein]

  • Letter to the Editor [Lori Egan]

    Letter to the Editor [Lori Egan]

  • Letter to the Editor [Rachel Vega and Zulema Medina]

    Letter to the Editor [Rachel Vega and Zulema Medina]

  • Letter to the Editor; Raid was long overdue

    Letter to the Editor; Raid was long overdue

  • Letter to the Editor [Rev. Michael S. Mulberry ]

    Letter to the Editor [Rev. Michael S. Mulberry ]

  • List of media materials for anniversary

    List of media materials for anniversary

  • Managerial employees are arrested last week at Agriprocessors, Inc.

    Managerial employees are arrested last week at Agriprocessors, Inc.

  • Many Doses of Kindness

    Many Doses of Kindness

  • Many doses of kindness; A northeast Iowa Christmas story

    Many doses of kindness; A northeast Iowa Christmas story

  • Marchers walk for immigration reform during Sunday's rally

    Marchers walk for immigration reform during Sunday's rally

  • Migration: Major social, economic force in Americas for years to come

    Migration: Major social, economic force in Americas for years to come

  • More charges are filed against Agriprocessors

    More charges are filed against Agriprocessors

  • NCC officials thought grounds for Homeland Security training

    NCC officials thought grounds for Homeland Security training

  • Newspaper article recognizes ESL student ceremony

    Newspaper article recognizes ESL student ceremony

  • Nobel winner listens to testimony of workers rounded up in Iowa raid

    Nobel winner listens to testimony of workers rounded up in Iowa raid

  • Officials from Harkin's office visit with displaced workers

    Officials from Harkin's office visit with displaced workers

  • One year anniversary vigil flyer from St. Bridget's catholic church front

    One year anniversary vigil flyer from St. Bridget's catholic church front

  • Oral argument in Flores-Figueroa v. United States

    Oral argument in Flores-Figueroa v. United States

  • Oral statement of Camayd-Freixas

    Oral statement of Camayd-Freixas

  • Palauans facing many challenges after 'American dream' becomes nightmare

    Palauans facing many challenges after 'American dream' becomes nightmare

  • Panelists discuss how news media look at poverty issues

    Panelists discuss how news media look at poverty issues

  • Paycheck record for detained workers

    Paycheck record for detained workers

  • Pedro's letter to Mrs. Obama

    Pedro's letter to Mrs. Obama

  • Pedro's letter to President Obama

    Pedro's letter to President Obama

  • People at interfaith prayer service, rally urge justice for migrants

    People at interfaith prayer service, rally urge justice for migrants

  • Personal account from Sister Mary McCauley

    Personal account from Sister Mary McCauley

  • PETA files complaint with U.S. Department of Agriculture

    PETA files complaint with U.S. Department of Agriculture

  • Poster for Camayd-Freixas presentation

    Poster for Camayd-Freixas presentation

  • Postville and Chinese Immigrants flyer

    Postville and Chinese Immigrants flyer

  • Postville begins the healing process following last week's immigration raid

    Postville begins the healing process following last week's immigration raid

  • Postville community response committee focuses on need for mental health services for immigrant families

    Postville community response committee focuses on need for mental health services for immigrant families

  • Postville community support provides food for residence in their time of need

    Postville community support provides food for residence in their time of need

  • Postville detainees include Guatemalans, other nationalities, and some juveniles

    Postville detainees include Guatemalans, other nationalities, and some juveniles

  • Postville Diversity Film Series flyer

    Postville Diversity Film Series flyer

  • Postville food pantry needs volunteer help

    Postville food pantry needs volunteer help

  • Postville hearings justice; Lost in translation

    Postville hearings justice; Lost in translation

  • Postville Herald Leader, August 21, 2002

    Postville Herald Leader, August 21, 2002

  • Postville Herald Leader, August 24, 2005

    Postville Herald Leader, August 24, 2005

  • Postville Herald Leader, September 13, 1998

    Postville Herald Leader, September 13, 1998

  • Postville Herald Leader, September 16, 1998 1

    Postville Herald Leader, September 16, 1998 1

  • Postville Herald Leader, September 16, 1998 2

    Postville Herald Leader, September 16, 1998 2

  • Postville Herald Leader, September 2, 1998

    Postville Herald Leader, September 2, 1998

  • Postville Herald Leader, September 5, 2001

    Postville Herald Leader, September 5, 2001

  • Postville high school 2013 commencement program

    Postville high school 2013 commencement program

  • Postville Immigration Raid 5 Years Later [poster - version 1]

    Postville Immigration Raid 5 Years Later [poster - version 1]

  • Postville is the 'Hometown of Hope;' Official ribbon campaign launched

    Postville is the 'Hometown of Hope;' Official ribbon campaign launched

  • Postville plant has record of violations, reprimands

    Postville plant has record of violations, reprimands

  • Postville raid information

    Postville raid information

  • Postville raid was largest at single site in history

    Postville raid was largest at single site in history

  • Postville reeling after raid

    Postville reeling after raid

  • Prayer service on the Anniversary of the Postville raid program

    Prayer service on the Anniversary of the Postville raid program

  • Presentation at the Reform Immigration for America Immigration Summit, Gallaudet University, Washington DC, June 4, 2009

    Presentation at the Reform Immigration for America Immigration Summit, Gallaudet University, Washington DC, June 4, 2009

  • Press release 1

    Press release 1

  • Press release 1 Spanish

    Press release 1 Spanish

  • Press release 2

    Press release 2

  • Press release 2 Spanish

    Press release 2 Spanish

  • Priest came out of retirement to help meatpacking plant workers

    Priest came out of retirement to help meatpacking plant workers

  • Radio board hears much praise for station manager

    Radio board hears much praise for station manager

  • Raid now largest ever

    Raid now largest ever

  • Reflection from Pedro Arturo Lopez

    Reflection from Pedro Arturo Lopez

  • Reflection given during prayer service on the occasion of the visit of Rigoberta Menchu to Postville, Iowa, November 8, 2008

    Reflection given during prayer service on the occasion of the visit of Rigoberta Menchu to Postville, Iowa, November 8, 2008

  • Reflections form Rabbi Morris Allen

    Reflections form Rabbi Morris Allen

  • Reflections from Sister Mary McCauley, BVM, English-Spanish

    Reflections from Sister Mary McCauley, BVM, English-Spanish

  • Reflections from Sonia Parras, Attorney, Law Office of Sonia Parras

    Reflections from Sonia Parras, Attorney, Law Office of Sonia Parras

  • Regular meeting of the City Council of Postville, Iowa (July 14, 2008)

    Regular meeting of the City Council of Postville, Iowa (July 14, 2008)

  • Relief fund set up for Postville

    Relief fund set up for Postville

  • Remembering those who were taken

    Remembering those who were taken

  • Repercussions of immigration raid felt far beyond Iowa

    Repercussions of immigration raid felt far beyond Iowa

  • Report: Even before immigration reform, why not try these changes

    Report: Even before immigration reform, why not try these changes

  • Response letters to Camayd-Freixas article on Postville raid

    Response letters to Camayd-Freixas article on Postville raid

  • Response to receiving Cristine Wilson Medal for Equality and Justice, from Iowa Commission on the Status of Women, August 29, 2009

    Response to receiving Cristine Wilson Medal for Equality and Justice, from Iowa Commission on the Status of Women, August 29, 2009

  • Response to recognition at Chicago New Sanctuary Coalition, April 26, 2009

    Response to recognition at Chicago New Sanctuary Coalition, April 26, 2009

  • Rights workshop held amid immigration raid fears

    Rights workshop held amid immigration raid fears

  • Rotary Club of Lacrosse; Quillans donate to local food pantry

    Rotary Club of Lacrosse; Quillans donate to local food pantry

  • Rubashkin arrested again & held on allegations of federal bank fraud

    Rubashkin arrested again & held on allegations of federal bank fraud

  • Scared relatives huddling inside Postville church

    Scared relatives huddling inside Postville church

  • Settlement reached in immigration lawsuit

    Settlement reached in immigration lawsuit

  • Several hundred arrested in immigration raid here Monday

    Several hundred arrested in immigration raid here Monday

  • Sisters launch billboard campaign for immigration reform

    Sisters launch billboard campaign for immigration reform

  • Snow Shoveling

    Snow Shoveling

  • Some turn to their faith following raid

    Some turn to their faith following raid

  • Special meeting of the City Council of Postville, Iowa (June 17, 2008)

    Special meeting of the City Council of Postville, Iowa (June 17, 2008)

  • Special meeting of the City Council of Postville, Iowa (May 21, 2008)

    Special meeting of the City Council of Postville, Iowa (May 21, 2008)

  • Standing room only

    Standing room only

  • Statement from Congressman Bruce Braley

    Statement from Congressman Bruce Braley

  • State steps in to help Postville residents

    State steps in to help Postville residents

  • Story of Our Lives cover page

    Story of Our Lives cover page

  • Story of Our Lives English script

    Story of Our Lives English script

  • Story of Our Lives English translation of commentary by Juventino Lopez Pichia

    Story of Our Lives English translation of commentary by Juventino Lopez Pichia

  • Story of Our Lives front cover

    Story of Our Lives front cover

  • Story of Our Lives image 1

    Story of Our Lives image 1

  • Story of Our Lives image 2

    Story of Our Lives image 2

  • Story of Our Lives image 3

    Story of Our Lives image 3

  • Story of Our Lives Kate Blair's directors notes

    Story of Our Lives Kate Blair's directors notes

  • Story of Our Lives letter from Alex Skitolsky

    Story of Our Lives letter from Alex Skitolsky

  • Story of Our Lives performance schedule in Spanish and English

    Story of Our Lives performance schedule in Spanish and English

  • Story of Our Lives personal interviews

    Story of Our Lives personal interviews

  • Story of Our Lives Spanish commentary by Juventino Lopez Pichia

    Story of Our Lives Spanish commentary by Juventino Lopez Pichia

  • Story of Our Lives Spanish program for Chicago performance

    Story of Our Lives Spanish program for Chicago performance

  • Story of Our Lives Spanish script

    Story of Our Lives Spanish script

  • Story of Our Lives Spanish translation of written statement from co-director Alex Skitolsky

    Story of Our Lives Spanish translation of written statement from co-director Alex Skitolsky

  • Story of Our Lives table of contents

    Story of Our Lives table of contents

  • Story of Our Lives transcribed Spanish commentary by Juventino Lopez Pichia

    Story of Our Lives transcribed Spanish commentary by Juventino Lopez Pichia

  • Story of Our Lives written Spanish personal account by Juventino Lopez Pichia

    Story of Our Lives written Spanish personal account by Juventino Lopez Pichia

  • Story of our Lives written statement for Decorah performance

    Story of our Lives written statement for Decorah performance

  • Story of Our Lives written statement from director Alex Skitolsky

    Story of Our Lives written statement from director Alex Skitolsky

  • Supervisor discussing zoning; Hear updates from auditor and emergency management

    Supervisor discussing zoning; Hear updates from auditor and emergency management

  • Supt. Strudthoff praises administration, faculty, staff & students for assistance during I. C. E. raid; Board to hire interim superintendent

    Supt. Strudthoff praises administration, faculty, staff & students for assistance during I. C. E. raid; Board to hire interim superintendent

  • Taste of Postville Newspaper, August 27, 2000

    Taste of Postville Newspaper, August 27, 2000

  • Taste of Postville Newspaper, August 29,1999

    Taste of Postville Newspaper, August 29,1999

  • Taste of Postville Newspaper, September 13, 1998

    Taste of Postville Newspaper, September 13, 1998

  • Taste of Postville program, August 24, 2003

    Taste of Postville program, August 24, 2003

  • Taste of Postville program, August 26, 2001

    Taste of Postville program, August 26, 2001

  • Testimony from Dept. of Justice on ICE conduct during raid

    Testimony from Dept. of Justice on ICE conduct during raid

  • Testimony from Director Forman on ICE conduct during raid

    Testimony from Director Forman on ICE conduct during raid

  • Testimony of Leah Rubashkin

    Testimony of Leah Rubashkin

  • The Day Democracy Died: The Postville Raid and the Criminalization of Migrants

    The Day Democracy Died: The Postville Raid and the Criminalization of Migrants

  • The Postville story, Just Faith participants, Resurrection Parish, Dubuque, Iowa, February 20, 2010

    The Postville story, Just Faith participants, Resurrection Parish, Dubuque, Iowa, February 20, 2010

  • The Postville Story, Sisters of St. Francis, Mt. St. Francis, Dubuque, Iowa, January 14, 2010

    The Postville Story, Sisters of St. Francis, Mt. St. Francis, Dubuque, Iowa, January 14, 2010

  • The Tapestry Magazine

    The Tapestry Magazine

  • Town's economy is hit hard after immigration raid

    Town's economy is hit hard after immigration raid

  • Transcript of hearing before the Judiciary Subcommittee

    Transcript of hearing before the Judiciary Subcommittee

  • Undercover worker aided agents

    Undercover worker aided agents

  • Union: ICE raid interfered with ongoing investigation

    Union: ICE raid interfered with ongoing investigation

  • Upcoming rally is calling for immigration reform, worker justice, family unity

    Upcoming rally is calling for immigration reform, worker justice, family unity

  • Update; Court hearings held on the dance floor

    Update; Court hearings held on the dance floor

  • U.S. Attorney's office files motion to keep former CEO in prison

    U.S. Attorney's office files motion to keep former CEO in prison

  • U.S. citizenship on horizon for former meatpacking plant worker

    U.S. citizenship on horizon for former meatpacking plant worker

  • Vigil at National Cattle Congress

    Vigil at National Cattle Congress

  • Volunteers needed to help in office of Hispanic ministry

    Volunteers needed to help in office of Hispanic ministry

  • Welcoming new Iowans

    Welcoming new Iowans

  • What Happened This Summer poster

    What Happened This Summer poster

  • What's happening in and around Postville... (Peace rally and walk is Sunday)

    What's happening in and around Postville... (Peace rally and walk is Sunday)

  • What's happening in and around Postville... (Service at St. Bridget)

    What's happening in and around Postville... (Service at St. Bridget)

  • Why should we care and be involved? Interfaith Alliance, Des Moines, Iowa, November 9, 2008

    Why should we care and be involved? Interfaith Alliance, Des Moines, Iowa, November 9, 2008

  • Word for word Allamakee County pastor's ponderings Rev. Gary Catterson, Community Presbyterian Church

    Word for word Allamakee County pastor's ponderings Rev. Gary Catterson, Community Presbyterian Church

  • 10th Anniversary Postville, Iowa Immigration Raid: The Summons, May 11, 2018

    10th Anniversary Postville, Iowa Immigration Raid: The Summons, May 11, 2018

  • 10th Anniversary Postville, Iowa Immigration Raid: The Summons, May 11, 2018: Interfaith Prayer Service

    10th Anniversary Postville, Iowa Immigration Raid: The Summons, May 11, 2018: Interfaith Prayer Service

  • Summons Prayer

    Summons Prayer

  • Documenting the Postville Story by Thomas L. Kessler

    Documenting the Postville Story

    Thomas L. Kessler

  • abUSed: The Postville Raid [postcard] (Iowa Public TV Premier)

    abUSed: The Postville Raid [postcard] (Iowa Public TV Premier)

  • Postville: 5 years later

    Postville: 5 years later

  • Postville making progress 5 years after immigration raid

    Postville making progress 5 years after immigration raid

  • Postville raid recalled at immigration reform rally

    Postville raid recalled at immigration reform rally

  • UNI, Luther create Postville archive

    UNI, Luther create Postville archive

  • Diversity still defines life, work in Postville by Karen Bushanam

    Diversity still defines life, work in Postville

    Karen Bushanam

  • Dramatic immigration raid left mark on town by Jim Offner

    Dramatic immigration raid left mark on town

    Jim Offner

  • Making the bed: Manufacturer still thriving in Postville by Jim Offner

    Making the bed: Manufacturer still thriving in Postville

    Jim Offner

  • Postville didn't stop, look back by Jim Offner

    Postville didn't stop, look back

    Jim Offner

  • Postville's kosher market reaches out to other customers by Jim Offner

    Postville's kosher market reaches out to other customers

    Jim Offner

  • An open secret: Hiring of undocumented workers at Agriprocessors was no surprise by Jeff Reinitz

    An open secret: Hiring of undocumented workers at Agriprocessors was no surprise

    Jeff Reinitz

  • Huge immigration raids a thing of the past by Jeff Reinitz

    Huge immigration raids a thing of the past

    Jeff Reinitz

  • Iowa Film Premier

    Iowa Film Premier

  • UPDATE: Judge in film criticizes sentences for Postville meat plan workers

    UPDATE: Judge in film criticizes sentences for Postville meat plan workers

  • Postville raid documentary to premiere in Iowa next week by Emily Christensen

    Postville raid documentary to premiere in Iowa next week

    Emily Christensen

  • Carne viva in Postville: Stories of Madres and Monarchs by Jennifer Cooley and Karen Mitchell

    Carne viva in Postville: Stories of Madres and Monarchs

    Jennifer Cooley and Karen Mitchell

    Carne viva are two words in Spanish that together can be translated various ways. Taken literally, they refer to live flesh, like an open wound. In this way they can allude to the slow process of recovery after a traumatic event. The words draw up images of enduring pain. In addition, they can be read to refer to fresh meat and in the context of human relations, to the image of a new conquest. They can also draw our thoughts to the context of a slaughterhouse, where working conditions involve constant contact with carcasses and blood, and the value of human life is not superior to the lives of the animals processed on the line; both cattle and humans are vehicles for profit. Finally, the words refer to human beings with vibrant lives whose stories will be told as this performance unfolds.

    On May 12, 2008, approximately 900 police agents (federal, state and local authorities, helicopter pilots, and others) were on the ground in Postville, Iowa to stage what was at the time the largest workplace immigration raid in U.S. history. Given that the total population of Postville was just over 2,000, there was nearly one agent for every two Postville residents. By the end of the day, 389 workers had been detained at the Agriprocessors kosher meatpacking plant. Most detainees were herded into buses and transported to the National Cattle Congress in Waterloo, where they were caged in the very stalls that were typically reserved for cattle and hogs, and then “fast-tracked” in legal proceedings that, like the raid itself, were unique to U.S. history. Such legal proceedings have since been declared unconstitutional. Some of the detained workers, primarily women, were released by the evening of May 12. They were tagged with GPS tracking devices, given a 5-mile radius as a limit to their mobility, and told that they could not work and could not leave the delimited area, but were “free” to care for their children.

    The events represented in Carne viva occur over the course of 5 months, from May 12, 2008 to Oct. 12, 2008. These months correspond to the sentences laid out for the majority of detained workers at Agriprocessors. These were traumatic days both in Postville and in Guatemala, in villages dotted across the Western Highlands that sent workers to the plant. The detained spouses and significant others of many Guatemalan women in Postville were the process of being deported, but the women often had no idea in what jail or even in what state prisoners were housed. During those five months family members in Guatemala would have no source of income from remittances and little or no word about the status of their loved ones and their possible return.

  • 42 raids in past two years, 8 resulting in arrests of more than 100 workers . . . 15 resulting in arrests of 50 or more

    42 raids in past two years, 8 resulting in arrests of more than 100 workers . . . 15 resulting in arrests of 50 or more

  • A National Call for Solidarity

    A National Call for Solidarity

  • Content of Press Packet

    Content of Press Packet

  • First Anniversary of the Postville Raid

    First Anniversary of the Postville Raid

  • First Anniversary US Immigration and Customs (ICE) Raid at Agriprocessors in Postville, Iowa

    First Anniversary US Immigration and Customs (ICE) Raid at Agriprocessors in Postville, Iowa

  • "Hometown of Hope": Red Ribbon Campaign for Postville

    "Hometown of Hope": Red Ribbon Campaign for Postville

  • Information about the May 12, 2008, Immigration Raid in Postville, Iowa

    Information about the May 12, 2008, Immigration Raid in Postville, Iowa

  • La Historia de Nuestras Vidas (The Story of Our Lives) [poster]

    La Historia de Nuestras Vidas (The Story of Our Lives) [poster]

  • May 12, 2009, Postville, Iowa, Scheduled events

    May 12, 2009, Postville, Iowa, Scheduled events

  • Places in Solidarity with Postville

    Places in Solidarity with Postville

  • Postville: Past, Present and Future Conference [flyer]

    Postville: Past, Present and Future Conference [flyer]

  • Postville: Past, Present and Future [poster]

    Postville: Past, Present and Future [poster]

  • Prayer Service and Vigil: Oraciòn y Vgilia

    Prayer Service and Vigil: Oraciòn y Vgilia

  • Prayer Service on the Anniversary of the Postville Raid

    Prayer Service on the Anniversary of the Postville Raid

  • UNI to Host Postville Conference / Teach-In [news release]

    UNI to Host Postville Conference / Teach-In [news release]

  • Prayer Vigil by Mark A. Anderson

    Prayer Vigil

    Mark A. Anderson

  • Braley Statement on One Year Anniversary of the Postville Raid by Bruce Braley

    Braley Statement on One Year Anniversary of the Postville Raid

    Bruce Braley

  • Charles E. Grassley letter by Charles E. Grassley

    Charles E. Grassley letter

    Charles E. Grassley

  • Statement by Senator Tom Harkin by Tom Harkin

    Statement by Senator Tom Harkin

    Tom Harkin

  • A hard year, a cloudy future by Jens Manuel Krogstad

    A hard year, a cloudy future

    Jens Manuel Krogstad

  • Congressman Tom Latham statement by Tom Latham

    Congressman Tom Latham statement

    Tom Latham

  • Postville Loteria by Lana Suomala

    Postville Loteria

    Lana Suomala

  • Statement of Most Rev. John C. Wester on the First Anniversary of the Postville Raids by John C. Wester

    Statement of Most Rev. John C. Wester on the First Anniversary of the Postville Raids

    John C. Wester

  • Events Analyze 2008 Raid in Postville [Northern Iowan article] by Rachel Zidon

    Events Analyze 2008 Raid in Postville [Northern Iowan article]

    Rachel Zidon

  • 400 march to NCC

    400 march to NCC

  • Prayer Service and Vigil for a compassionate and comprehensive immigration policy

    Prayer Service and Vigil for a compassionate and comprehensive immigration policy

  • Affidavits of Two Guatemalan Prisoners from the Postville Raid of May 12, 2008 by Erik Camayd-Freixas

    Affidavits of Two Guatemalan Prisoners from the Postville Raid of May 12, 2008

    Erik Camayd-Freixas

  • Statement by Archbishop Jerome Hanus OSB by Jerome Hanus

    Statement by Archbishop Jerome Hanus OSB

    Jerome Hanus

  • Employers face immigration crackdown, too by Jens Manuel Krogstad

    Employers face immigration crackdown, too

    Jens Manuel Krogstad

 
 
 

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