U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has conducted a significant workplace enforcement operation at Glenn Valley Foods in Omaha, Nebraska.
The enforcement team detained approximately 80 to 100 individuals suspected of being in the country illegally.
The operation has been described as the largest of its kind in Nebraska since the start of the current presidential administration.
It is well known the Trump administration targeted employees at the meat processing plant, many of whom were allegedly using fake or stolen identities.
ICE agents arrived around with a civil warrant related to stolen identities, screening 97 employees.
The company’s owner, Gary Rohwer, stated that Glenn Valley Foods fully cooperated with the operation and had used E-Verify to check employee eligibility, asserting the company faced no charges.
Local law enforcement blocked off a section of the Streets during the operation, and community advocates reported seeing detainees loaded into vans and a bus.
The mayor’s office confirmed the detentions, and Congressman Don Bacon’s office noted ICE’s focus on identity fraud.
Protests and clashes with authorities occurred outside the facility, reflecting community tensions. ICE emphasized that only family members could obtain detainee information via a dedicated hotline.