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Men face cruelty charges in bull dragging
Thursday, July 9
The Mexican men were all employed by the contractors and subcontractors working on the $215 million facility at Memphis International Airport.
Immigration agents told The Commercial Appeal, a Memphis newspaper, that Wednesday's raid came after the Air Force informed them that they suspected the construction crew included a number of illegal workers.
The new base for the Tennessee 164th Airlift Wing is the largest construction project undertaken by the Tennessee guard.