The New York Times’ Adam Nossiter follows-up on yesterdays report on immigration raids in Mississippi– to say it’s much bigger than previously thought. About 595 people were rounded-up– after Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents put the figure at 350 on Monday.

On numbers alone, the raid of the Laurel, Miss. factory is the biggest in years. But unlike this May’s raid in Postville, Iowa, it may not result in endless prosecutions. 106 of the 595 were released for "humanitarian reasons"– though they will nevertheless be deported. Nossiter reports that "about eight" have appeared in court so far for aggravated identity theft.

This probably doesn’t mean that the Dept. of Homeland Security’s ICE has turned over a new leaf. But perhaps some of their worst prosecutorial excesses will be curbed.-MB

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