Welcome my colleagues im proud to welcome my colleagues, but im also glad to welcome you to my alma mater, where i got started one or two years ago, involved in Voter Registration rights and do a lot of things throughout the mississippi delta. And help set the stage for activism that changed the direction of our country. The college is a fitting vid new for the meeting on the Homeland Security to examine recent immigration raids and their effect on mississippi families, children, and communities. Three months ago, u. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sent hundreds of agents to mississippi to arrest nearly 700 workers at seven chicken processing plants across the state. It was the largest statewide workplace raid in u. S. History with 680 Community Members arrested. Far from being public criminals, those arrested trying to provide for their families, send their children to school, and build a life free from violence, crime and poverty at home. The most troubling aspect of these rai
Come to the second panel of witnesses first the special agent in charge of the field office for u. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the department of Homeland Security. Mr. Mile myles has worked with e Homeland Security investigation for over ten years and has an impressive record. Welcome. Next we have the honorable michael who currently serve as a chair of scott county mississippi. Athe Law Enforcement duties include keeping the peace within the county and in addition to serving as the counties jailer and keeping the jail and currently lives in mississippi. Serving as the mayor of canton mississippi, one of the six cities with a raid on august 7. He was elected to the office in 2017 but began working in the Public Interest in the age of 16 and h he was accompanied at the table with the superintendent of public schools, one of the districts located. Without objection, the witnesses for students will be inserted into the record and i now ask each witness to summarize it his o
May i have your attention, we are just about to start our hearing and natalie, where are you . Natalie needs to make a couple announcements before we start. inaudible most of these people here have heard that every sunday morning in church. Let me welcome all of you here. What we like to do in convening this meeting is we have some vacant seats. We would absolutely love to have you take a seat. All of the people we invited are here. There are some vacant seats. For the other young people, i know you can last a little while for this hearing. Let me formally bring our committee on Homeland Security to order. The committee is meeting today to receive testimony on immigration raids, impact and aftermath and mississippi communities. They are proud to welcome my colleagues im proud to welcome my colleagues, but im also glad to welcome you to my alma mater, where i got started one or two years ago, involved in Voter Registration rights and do a lot of things throughout the mississippi delta.
Come to the second panel of witnesses first the special agent in charge of the field office for u. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the department of Homeland Security. Mr. Mile myles has worked with e Homeland Security investigation for over ten years and has an impressive record. Welcome. Next we have the honorable michael who currently serve as a chair of scott county mississippi. Athe Law Enforcement duties include keeping the peace within the county and in addition to serving as the counties jailer and keeping the jail and currently lives in mississippi. Serving as the mayor of canton mississippi, one of the six cities with a raid on august 7. He was elected to the office in 2017 but began working in the Public Interest in the age of 16 and h he was accompanied at the table with the superintendent of public schools, one of the districts located. Without objection, the witnesses for students will be inserted into the record and i now ask each witness to summarize it his o
May i have your attention. Were just about to start our hearing. Natalie where are you. She needs to make a couple of announcements before we start. [inaudible conversation] most of these people here have heard that every sunday morning in church, just before the minister gets up and bring that dynamic sermon. To limit welcome all of you here to historic Tupelo College. What we would like to do in convening this meaning, is we have some naked seats and i would ask those, Michelle Obama students, do you want to sit down, we absolutely would love to have you to take those seat. All of the people that we invited are here. So there are some vacant seats and for the other young people, i know you can last a little while for this hearing. Let me formally bring our committee and the Homeland Security to order. The committee is meeting today to receive testimony on immigration race and impacts and aftermath in mississippi communities. I am very proud to welcome my colleagues today. Not only my