EPISODE · Jun 26, 2025 · 20 MIN
"I'm Thinking I'm 100% Legal." Then ICE Raided His Company.
from The Journal. · host The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios
Gary Rohwer owns Glenn Valley Foods and lends his name to the company’s signature product: Gary’s QuickSteaks. He says he built his business with the help of mostly immigrant workers, whose legal status he says his company vetted using the government’s E-Verify System. This month, his plant was raided by ICE. He speaks with Annie Minoff about what happened, his industry and what’s next for his company. Further Listening: - Why Latino Consumers Are Spending Less - Inside ICE’s Aggressive Approach to Arresting Migrants - Deportations Could Upend This Parachute Factory Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Gary Rohwer owns Glenn Valley Foods and lends his name to the company’s signature product: Gary’s QuickSteaks. He says he built his business with the help of mostly immigrant workers, whose legal status he says his company vetted using the government’s E-Verify System. This month, his plant was raided by ICE. He speaks with Annie Minoff about what happened, his industry and what’s next for his company. Further Listening: - Why Latino Consumers Are Spending Less - Inside ICE’s Aggressive Approach to Arresting Migrants - Deportations Could Upend This Parachute Factory Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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