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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - A poultry processor where federal agents detained 136 workers as suspected illegal immigrants said Wednesday it makes every effort to comply with immigration laws and verify that employees are in the country legally.
Armed immigration agents raided a George's Inc. poultry plant Tuesday in rural Butterfield, about 60 miles southwest of Springfield, rounding up day shift workers and checking their identities and documents.
"George's makes every effort to comply with all employment and immigration laws," the company said in a statement, adding that it is a voluntary participant in a federal pilot program that verifies the names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers of potential employees.
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