Worker Update After Judge Declares El Porto ICE Raid Illegal

Foodie follow-up and a bit of reassurance that DUE PROCESS is still a bit more important that accomplishing sketchy YET EXCEPTIONALLY POPULAR campaign promises.

Check-it . . .

Attorney Rekha Sharma-Crawford who is representing the El Potro employees . . . (Said) eleven of the 12 employees are still in the U.S. and one left the country.

“They are very relieved," Sharma-Crawford said. "They understand that its not necessary at the end of the process or even the end of the case, per say, but certainly they are relieved to say that what, you know, some indication there to say what happened to them was not right. Could immigration go in and actually get warrants and do it correctly and restart the process? I mean, yes they could, right? But at this point, we’re waiting on the immigration judge here to make the ruling that is consistent with the federal court’s holding.”

The 11 employees remaining the U.S. are out on bond from the original arrest. Court pleadings, motions and documents are pending before the immigration court.

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Immigration attorney provides update on Liberty, Mo., Mexican restaurant employees arrested during ICE raid

A local immigration lawyer gave KSHB 41 anchor/reporter Ju Yeon Kim an update on 12 employees at the El Porto Mexican restaurant since a judge said their arrests in an ICE raid were illegal.