South Dakota Meat Plant Is Now Country’s Biggest Coronavirus Hot Spot -The New York Times

Refugees from around the world worked at the Smithfield pork factory in Sioux Falls. Now they face mounting illness and the sudden loss of their jobs.

Achut Deng and her sons, whom she supports with her wages from a pork plant in South Dakota.
Achut Deng and her sons, whom she supports with her wages from a pork plant in South Dakota.
Caitlin Dickerson
Miriam Jordan

By Caitlin Dickerson and Miriam Jordan

April 15, 2020, 5:48 p.m. ET

An immigrant from El Salvador bought a three-bedroom home with a basement for her family. A single mother from Ethiopia sent her daughters to college. A refugee from Sudan bought bunk beds for her boys, new couches and a dining table.