How ICE cracked alleged illegal-worker network

Carolyn Hileman* | January 9, 2008

Filed Under Crime Criminals Justice, Immigration

DALLAS — For years, federal agents had received tips alleging that undocumented immigrants were working at plants owned by the Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., the nation’s largest chicken producer. In the spring, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Dallas acted on leads that pointed toward two of the company’s seven East Texas plants. Undercover agents posing as illegal immigrants infiltrated an alleged network of job seekers who paid hundreds of dollars for fraudulent identification while those responsible for hiring them looked the other way. By the time the investigation wrapped up, in December, agents had arrested 24 people, including: A Pilgrim’s employee accused of dealing identification documents; A human resources employee at the company’s Mount Pleasant facility; Two other men who agents say were part of the scheme to get identity documents for illegal immigrants.

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