On August 7, 2019, more than 600 agents from U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raided several companies across
Mississippi. With the help of the local district attorney's
office, these raids resulted in the arrests of approximately 680
undocumented workers.1 Federal prosecutors involved
described the investigation as "the largest single-state
immigration enforcement operation in our nation's
history."2 In response to this raid, Acting
Director of ICE Matt Albence stated, "These are not new laws,
nor is the enforcement of them new."3 Mike Hurst,
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, added,
"If we find you have violated federal criminal law, we are
coming for you."4