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Contraband Raid at Parchman nets drugs, phones, liquor

JACKSON, MS – In an effort to rid Mississippi prisons of gang-related financial control, a search team of prison staff and investigators raided Unit 26 at Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman last week. A horde of illegal contraband from cellphones…

300+ immigrants released following worksite raid

More than 300 immigrants have been released as of this afternoon, according to a regional ICE communications direction. Some 30 workers were immediately released for humanitarian reasons, many were pregnant women or nursing mothers. Those released today were processed by…

Largest ICE worksite raid in U.S. history in Jackson

The largest single-state worksite raid in our nation’s history uncovered nearly 700 illegal aliens right here in Mississippi. Homeland Security and the Southern District’s U.S. Attorney’s Office issued search warrants for seven sites across the state. Authorities say about 600…