One Year After Omaha Meatpacking Raid, South Omaha Businesses Still Struggling

Executive Briefing

• Reveals only one person charged with identity theft crimes cited as justification for the 76-person raid at Glenn Valley Foods
• Shows six South Omaha businesses have shut down, with three more transitioning to online-only operations to survive
• Finds consumer traffic and business health remain depressed due to fear and uncertainty, per Nebraska Hispanic Chamber survey
• Cites Brookings Institution research linking last year's national enforcement surge to 668,000 job losses across immigrant and native-born workers
• Notes detained workers were held over 60 hours without family or legal access, described as unprecedented by immigrant advocates