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Immigration Sweep Strands Hundreds of Children of Jailed Workers

HeadlineMar 08, 2007

In Massachusetts, around 100 young children were left without their parents this week after a massive immigration raid on a leather-goods factory employing undocumented workers. Immigration officials say more than 300 were detained, most of them women. The company, Michael Bianco Incorporated, has been accused of employing workers in sweatshop-like conditions. Pregnant workers and some other workers with children have been released.

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