2018 Southeastern Provisions raid
Immigration raid in Grainger County, Tennessee, U.S. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2018 Southeastern Provisions raid, also known as the 2018 Bean Station ICE Raid and the 2018 Grainger County ICE raid, was a workplace raid that occurred at Southeastern Provisions, a cattle slaughterhouse and meat-packing facility in rural Grainger County, Tennessee, United States, 9 miles (14 km) west of the town of Bean Station.[3]
Date | April 5, 2018 (2018-04-05) |
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Time | c. 9:00 a.m. (EDT) |
Venue | Southeastern Provisions LLC slaughterhouse and meatpacking facility |
Location | 1617 Helton Road, Bean Station, Tennessee, United States |
Coordinates | 36°17′16″N 83°23′46″W |
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Type | Workplace raid |
Cause | Investigation into workplace violations, tax evasion |
Target | James Brantley and undocumented Hispanic workers[1] |
First reporter | Tracey Wolfe of the Grainger Today[2] |
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Arrests | 12 |
Suspects | 86 |
Charges | Conspiracy to harbor illegal immigrants, wire fraud, tax evasion, violating federal labor and environmental laws |
Sentence | 18 months in Federal Prison Camp, Montgomery |
The facility was raided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP).[1][4] 11 workers were arrested and 86 more were detained, all of whom were suspected of residing in the United States unlawfully.[1] As of 2021, the event remains one of the largest workplace raids in United States history.[5]