Massive identity theft scheme led by illegal immigrants uncovered after raid at meatpacking plant

ICE has uncovered a monolithic individuality theft strategy led by illegal immigrants and perchance tied to organized transgression networks pursuing a workplace raid astatine a meatpacking works successful Omaha.

According to an ICE statement, astir 70 amerciable aliens moving astatine the works were discovered to beryllium utilizing stolen Social Security numbers and identities to unlawfully get employment authorization, wages and benefits astatine the disbursal of implicit 100 victims. The connection said that the victims person faced "devastating financial, affectional and ineligible consequences" arsenic a effect of the individuality theft.

Working with different national and authorities partners, ICE agents conducted a large workplace raid astatine Glenn Valley Foods successful Omaha connected June 10. The raid resulted successful implicit 70 amerciable immigrants being arrested, which sparked protests some successful the assemblage and crossed the country.

While the arrests person sparked outrage from immoderate successful some the section assemblage and nationally, ICE said the illegals’ individuality theft proves they were not innocent, hardworking members of society, arsenic immoderate person suggested.

ICE OFFICERS ASSAULTED DURING RAID THAT NABBED 70 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AT MEAT PLANT: DHS

Left: Glenn Valley Foods, a nutrient packaging institution that was raided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement connected Tuesday, June 10, 2025, successful Omaha, Neb. And Right: ICE agents marque arrests astatine Glenn Valley Foods successful Omaha, Nebraska (ICE and Margery A. Beck)

Another ICE typical told Fox News Digital that the amerciable aliens who were apprehended astatine Glenn Valley Foods were down the transgression and that "some whitethorn person utilized organized transgression networks" to transportation retired the crime.

The typical said that the probe is inactive ongoing and that the nonstop fig of individuals impacted is inactive unknown.

The ICE spokesperson pointed to a fewer examples of those victimized by the apprehended illegals’ individuality theft scheme.

The spokesperson said a disabled idiosyncratic in Texas, who was incapable to work, struggled to get their Social Security disablement payments due to the fact that an amerciable alien was fraudulently utilizing their individuality and earning wages astatine Glenn Valley Foods.

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Chad Hartmann, president of Glenn Valley Foods, told The Associated Press helium was amazed by the raid, saying the works uses E-Verify to corroborate workers' migration statuses earlier hiring them. (Margery A. Beck)

Another unfortunate in Colorado received a announcement from the IRS to repay much than $5,000 aft their income was falsely accrued owed to an amerciable alien utilizing their individuality to enactment astatine the plant.

In Missouri, a full-time nursing pupil mislaid their assemblage tuition assistance due to the fact that it was fraudulently reported that they earned excessively overmuch wealth owed to an amerciable alien astatine Glenn Valley Foods utilizing their Social Security number.

Another idiosyncratic surviving in California has had to enactment for astir 15 years to regain their individuality and hole the fiscal harm done by an amerciable who was moving astatine Glenn Valley Foods, according to the spokesperson.

Mark Zito, peculiar cause successful complaint of Homeland Security Investigations Kansas City, which covers Omaha, said successful a connection emailed to Fox News Digital that "the criminals who stole these identities didn’t conscionable interruption the law, they upended lives."

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Many of the 70 radical detained Wednesday whitethorn present look further national charges, including fraud and misuse of visas, permits and different documents; assaulting a national officer; resisting arrest; amerciable reentry; and/or misuse of societal information numbers, ICE said. (ICE)

"There person been individuals who person gone connected the grounds precocious referring to the individuality thieves we arrested past week arsenic ‘good, hardworking, and honest,’" helium said. "These alleged honorable workers person caused an immeasurable magnitude of fiscal and affectional hardship for guiltless Americans. If pretending to beryllium idiosyncratic you aren’t successful bid to bargain their lives isn’t blatant, transgression dishonesty, I don’t cognize what is."

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"These victims aren’t faceless statistics; they’re existent radical who are being denied healthcare and person mislaid acquisition opportunities," added Zito.