Description
On December 12th, 2006, more than a hundred federal law enforcement officers entered a Swift meat-packing plant, arresting 262 workers who were in the country without proper documentation.
The raid was part of a nationwide operation that saw more than 1,000 people detained at multiple facilities.
This is a 9NEWS broadcast from that day.
Eighteen years later, the community remains on edge as discussions of large-scale immigration enforcement continue. Former President Donald Trump has vowed to ramp up deportation efforts, leaving many in Greeley wondering if history will repeat itself.
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