for the excess waste to be relocated to, prompting the TDEC to mandate a "pump and dump" plan to wastewater facilities in nearby municipalities such as Morristown and Greeneville until the new sewer plant was constructed at the plant. The raid On April 5, 2018, a federal search warrant executed by the ICE, IRS, and the THP had the agencies raid Southeastern Provisions around 9:00 a.m EST. Federal agents had discovered 104 undocumented workers employed at the facility, detaining 86 and arresting 11. IRS officials had obtained information concluding that Brantley had paid the undocumented workers at a rate of $8–10 dollars an hour, with no extra pay for overtime. Law enforcement officials had surrounded the perimeter of the plant's complex, blocking every exit and then flooded the plant with armed officers telling those inside to freeze. Workers at the plant reported that federal agents targeted those of Hispanic descent, yelling racial slurs at the nearly 100 Latino workers of Southeastern Provisions, and ordering them to stop working immediately and raise their hands. White workers were reportedly ordered to stay put, with some were allowed to smoke on site. Actions of violence performed by agents included workers being booted, punched in the face, and one worker having a gun pointed at his head while having to urinate supervised by several agents. Reymunda Lopez, one of the detained plant workers, described the raid as a hostile situation, "They gathered us in the middle of all of the cattle, and told us to put our hands behind our heads, and not to resist arrest because if they did they were going to hand cuff us." Those detained were sent to a National Guard center in Morristown in neighboring Hamblen County, where they were questioned by authorities. Families of the detained gathered where they found out whether their family members were released or deported. 54 undocumented laborers were sent to ICE detention facilities in Louisiana and Alabama. Aftermath Community and political impact In the immediate aftermath of the immigration raid, over 500 Hispanic students in the neighboring city of Morristown skipped school the following day in fear of being deported along with several arrested at Southeastern Provisions. Many churches and non-profit organizations in the Morristown-Hamblen area had planned together activities for those who had family or friends involved in the raid. An estimated crowd of 300 individuals led a protest against ICE and