Last month, ICE detained 166 illegal workers at a Houston used-clothing and rag-sorting company.
But as long as ICE is only going after the illegal workers and there is no real penalty to the owners and bosses who hire them — well, then nothing is going to change.
So, this is good news:
Federal agents today arrested two owners and three managers of Action Rags USA, a Houston used-clothing and rag-sorting company where 166 undocumented workers were detained in an immigration raid last week, the U.S. Attorney’s Office confirmed.
Charged were company owner Mabarik Kahlon, 45; his partner and uncle, Rasheed Ahmed, 58; manager Cirila Barron, 38; resource manager Valerie Rodriguez, 34, and warehouse supervisor Mayra Herrera-Gutierrez, 32.
They are charged with conspiracy to harbor illegal immigrants, inducing illegal immigrants to come into the country, as well as illegal hiring practices.
