'La migra! La migra!': Impact of immigration raid still ripples through South Omaha, Glenn Valley

[Omaha Steve]

While Omaha is an old meatpacking town — for decades proudly proclaiming itself the home of the world’s largest livestock market — Glenn Valley is a relative newcomer here.
MEGAN NIELSEN, THE WORLD-HERALD


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By Henry J. Cordes Jun 22, 2025 Updated 1 hr ago

It was just another Tuesday morning at Omaha’s Glenn Valley Foods plant, as scores of workers churned out a processed beef product that restaurants and consumers grill up to make tasty cheesesteak sandwiches.

Near the front of the plant, the managers’ regular 9 a.m. operations meeting was suddenly interrupted by a sharp rap on the front door.

Peering through the glass entryway, managers could see the vanguard of a phalanx of armed federal officers. They were dressed in tactical gear and face coverings and carrying a battering ram, prepared, if necessary, to forcibly breach the door.

As a one manager went to open it, word quickly spread through the plant.

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