(June 25, 2008)--More than 160 suspected illegal immigrants working in a hot, cluttered rag factory in Houston were detained Wednesday.
Officials say the detainees are from Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.
About 60 might qualify for temporary release, if they have so-called humanitarian issues, such as health needs or are sole caregivers to children, but they'll still have to appear before a federal immigration judge who will decide whether they can remain in the U.S.
Authorities say about 70 percent of those detained are female, eight of whom were pregnant, and two minors were released to members of their family.
Four employees required medical treatment, including a woman who fell 20 feet off a stack of wooden pallets where she was hiding.
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