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    :: Thursday, July 21, 2005 ::

    Immigration Agents, Posing as OSHA Trainers, Arrest Workers - Occupational Hazards
    Of the situation in North Carolina, Rebecca Smith of the National Employment Law Project noted, "This is the worst kind of deception at a time when we know a Mexican worker dies on the job every day of the year in the United States."

    Protest sting operation in Goldsboro NC - Maryknoll Magazine, NY
    OSHA had no knowledge of the Immigration Bureau’s plans. It has protested the Bureau’s misuse of its name and reputation.

    The Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement claimed it was protecting us from terrorism and that “ruses” are part of its standard way of operating.

    Interfaith Worker Justice has requested a meeting with ICE, is mobilizing its affiliate groups to contact local ICE officials and is organizing outreach to national media outlets.
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