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ACLU Questions Postville Workers' Legal Representation Posted 2 August 2008 Members of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is questioning a packet of documents given to attorneys for workers who were arrested during the recent Agriprocessors immigration raid. What concerns ACLU members the most is that the documents included scripts for defense lawyers, which the organization says shows a disregard for due process and proof that the U.S. Attorney's office put pressure on workers to quickly plead guilty. The ACLU obtained the documents from public defenders in Iowa. Trials for the workers, who were among the 389 employees arrested May 12, were quickly held at the Cattle Congress Fairgrounds in Waterloo with most of those charged pleading guilty within the first week.

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