pressure. this is to me is like the potomac two step. he s going to just dance around a little bit and hope a new cycle changes. we can t allow that to happen. we ve got to continue to apply pressure. moms demand action. all of these other gun control groups need to be out there and active in put, pressure on these republicans. i know they re feeling the heat. we ve just got to keep applying that pressure. and what about these upsetting images in the aftermath of that raid down in mississippi, that workplace raid in mississippi by i.c.e. the white house, from what we understand is now directing i.c.e. to conduct more of these raids. what does that tell you? there s a level of inhumanity happening now and when they conduct these raids. and i say, why aren t you going after the businesses? there have only been a handful of businesses in the united states in the last couple of years that have been prosecuted. they want these workers to come and work and they want them in a
that. you don t get the benefit from being in this country and look around the world and find the cheapest worker you can find. the ohio operation came two months after federal agents arrested 97 illegal immigrants at a meat processing plant in rural tennessee. at the time, several rights groups said that was the largest workplace raid in decades and now the ohio operation is even bigger. i.c.e. acting director thomas homan says these workplace inspections are meant to send message to businesses across the country, that the administration is going to protect jobs for american workers. finally, it should be noted the number of unaccompanied minors crossing the southern border has skyrocketed. there were 2100 more minors caught crossing the border illegally and may then in april. the number of unaccompanied minors cut coming into the u.s. this may was 329% higher than it was last may.
exoneration for months before that he stood before the american people. do you remember what he told everybody? nobody at the department of justice knows what i m going to say? that s not true because his whole cast of characters was out there talking about it. ed: this is heresy. you are questioning saint comey. abby: going to be a busy few weeks ahead. great to see you. abby: turning now to other headlines we are following closely this morning. ice agents arresting 97 illegal immigrants in what some are calling the largest workplace raid in a decade. the round up happening at a meat processing plant in east tennessee. immigration advocates saying most were from mexico. this coming as the trump administration cracks down on employers who unknowingly hire undocumented immigrants. all right. take a look at this. dash cam video showing a fiery high speed chase crossing state lines starting in indiana. a suspect taking off in a stolen jeep. speeding up to 120 mile-per-hours into michigan.
immigration laws seriously and has terminated the franchise agreements of franchisies convicted of violating these laws. this isn t the first time that we ve seen a crackdown like this. in fact, i.c.e. cracked down on 7-eleven franchises in 2013 under obama, george w. bush did something similar at work places all over the country, but as you mentioned at the top here, john, this is the largest workplace raid and roundup in the trump administration over the past year. john? jessica schneider, thanks so much for following this for us. appreciate it. playing with heavy hearts the texas longhorns earn their biggest win in the basketball season. the bleacher report is next.