(Indianapolis, IN) - The Indiana Attorney General’s Office is looking into allegations of human labor trafficking down in Logansport.
In the legal crosshairs is Tyson Foods, a meat processing plant which employs over 2,000 people. Authorities believe that Tyson is aware that some of its workers have come to the U.S. illegally, and may have contributed to their influx.
“The vast number of additional people coming into our communities is alarming, and that’s just from the standpoint of seeing the staggering number of resources being put towards this fight – Every. Single. Day,” Attorney General Todd Rokita said. “When you have an open border and an influx of people coming over illegally by the millions, we can’t have companies incentivizing this criminal behavior by offering jobs for cheap labor. It’s not fair to those looking for employment or to our law enforcement, local hospitals and healthcare facilities, taxpayers that fund these services, and our housing and labor markets.”
The Attorney General’s office says it is acting pursuant to its authority under Indiana’s Deceptive Consumer Sales Act and indecent nuisance statute. Rokita has requested documentation from Tyson, as well as other local entities, such as the hospital, school district, and department of health in Logansport. They have until the middle of next week to respond.
