the Trump administration, which had then recently planned the raids of workplaces across the United States. A fundraising for families impacted received over $60,000 for financial support. The support given to the immigrant families grew increasingly political in the area surrounding the raid. Politicians from Hamblen and Grainger counties provided various comments on the raid and its impact on their represented communities. Mayor Gary Chesney of Morristown would analyze both sides of the argument, “It involves more focus when things land in our lap. There are many who’ve hollered that we want illegal immigrants gone. At the same time, we don’t think children need to go to bed at night afraid.” In Grainger County, then county mayor Mark Hipsher invoked uproar from the county's many conservative residents after making statements that provided a perceived sympathetic approach to those detained. Hipsher was later defeated the county's Republican primary. When asked to speak about the raid by a Rolling Stone reporter, an unnamed Grainger County Republican politician suggested that the reporter 'expose' a political rival who had allegedly hired undocumented workers. Steve Cohen, a Democratic representative representing Tennessee's 9th congressional district based in Memphis, in the United States House of Representatives, condemned the actions of ICE performed at Southeastern Provisions at a Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition conference, stating: "This is unacceptable. The raid in Bean Station has created a humanitarian crisis in our very own state. We’ll be educating candidates in this year’s elections about the devastating impact of worksite raids and their responsibility as elected officials to speak out against these injustices and use the power of their office to limit the damage ICE can do to our communities." Following the raid, Southeastern Provisions temporarily closed, causing a disruption in the beef distribution market with an estimated loss of $20 million dollars. Legal action In September 2018, James Brantley was found guilty of multiple state and federal crimes, including tax evasion up to $2.4 million dollars, wire fraud, employing immigrants not authorized to work in the US, and many other workplace violations. He would be sentenced to 18 months in federal prison and was forced to pay over $1.3 million dollars to the IRS, and $1.42 million in restitution. Many of the workers that had been detained and later released had filed a lawsuit against ICE with the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the National Immigration Law Center