Unions, workers, and a small town in Mississippi
"Friction between the union and immigrant workers, along with a tipoff at an electrical manufacturing plant, boiled over this week into the biggest workplace immigration raid in the nation's history.
When the first of the 595 suspected illegal immigrants was taken into custody Monday, some fellow workers broke into applause. A spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said the investigation started three years ago after agents received a tip from a union member."
HOLBROOK MOHR, SHEILA BYRD, EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and EILEEN SULLIVAN for the Associated Press.