Twenty illegal immigrants who were going to be released as witnesses in the case against a former kosher slaughterhouse manager will stay in custody because another manager wants them to testify at his trial.
The witnesses were being held to testify in the immigration trial of former Agriprocessors, Inc., manager Sholom Rubashkin. Rubashkin was convicted on 86 counts of financial fraud last month and immigration charges were dropped.
But Brent Beebe has been granted a motion requesting that the witnesses, who worked at the plant, be held in the U.S. to testify in his Jan. 19 trial on immigration and document fraud.
The Agriprocessors plant in Postville was the site of a massive immigration raid in May 2008.
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The witnesses were being held to testify in the immigration trial of former Agriprocessors, Inc., manager Sholom Rubashkin. Rubashkin was convicted on 86 counts of financial fraud last month and immigration charges were dropped.
But Brent Beebe has been granted a motion requesting that the witnesses, who worked at the plant, be held in the U.S. to testify in his Jan. 19 trial on immigration and document fraud.
The Agriprocessors plant in Postville was the site of a massive immigration raid in May 2008.
Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
