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By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — When Lenny Schmidt arrived at his family-run nutrition bar manufacturing business in upstate New York Thursday morning, federal immigration agents were already there. “The agents were swarming the plant,” he said. “There were probably over 100 of these agents, on four-wheelers, on foot, they had dogs.” “They had surrounded

By Alaa Elassar, Isabel Rosales, Caroll Alvarado, CNN A sprawling Hyundai manufacturing plant in a quiet southeast Georgia community became ground zero on Thursday for one of the most extensive immigration raids in recent US history. The operation, months in the making, ended with 475 arrests, most of them Korean nationals. As state troopers blocked

By Isabel Rosales, Shawn Nottingham, Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Florida has opened its second immigration detention site, dubbed “Deportation Depot,” amid an ongoing legal battle over its controversial “Alligator Alcatraz” facility. The facility is at a temporarily closed state prison, the Baker Correctional Institution, which is housing 117 detainees with the capacity to hold

CNN By Alaa Elassar, Isabel Rosales, Caroll Alvarado, CNN A sprawling Hyundai manufacturing plant in a quiet southeast Georgia community became ground zero on Thursday for one of the most extensive immigration raids in recent US history. The operation, months in the making, ended with 475 arrests, most of them Korean nationals. As state troopers

By Meg Dunn, CNN Gallatin, Tennessee (CNN) — More than 250,000 animals are hoarded in residences across the United States each year, according to the Animal Humane Society, and they are often left to suffer in horrific conditions. Hundreds are sometimes crammed into small spaces, living in their own waste. Tim Woodward couldn’t let these

CNN By Meg Dunn, CNN Gallatin, Tennessee (CNN) — More than 250,000 animals are hoarded in residences across the United States each year, according to the Animal Humane Society, and they are often left to suffer in horrific conditions. Hundreds are sometimes crammed into small spaces, living in their own waste. Tim Woodward couldn’t let

CNN By Jade Walker, CNN Should politicians be allowed to play the market while voting on legislation that could affect stock prices? Some House lawmakers say that in order to weed out corruption and restore the public’s trust, stock trading should be banned for members of Congress. Here’s what else you need to know to

By Jade Walker, CNN Should politicians be allowed to play the market while voting on legislation that could affect stock prices? Some House lawmakers say that in order to weed out corruption and restore the public’s trust, stock trading should be banned for members of Congress. Here’s what else you need to know to get

By Chris Boyette, Emma Tucker, Karina Tsui, Diego Mendoza, Holly Yan, Isabel Rosales, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of federal officers descended on a small southeast Georgia community and raided the Hyundai Metaplant – arresting 475 people in the largest sweep yet in the current Trump administration’s immigration crackdown at US worksites. The majority of those

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Courageous and plucky with “absolutely killer style,” 8-year-old Cile Steward was a force of nature, her family says. It’s been two months since an entire summer’s worth of rain fell on July 4, triggering the flash floods that rushed through Texas Hill Country and converged around Camp Mystic, killing