St. Paul’s 30-year-old Saint Agnes Bakery Co. was forced to abruptly close back in January, just before it was supposed to deliver massive amounts of bread and buns for the Super Bowl. The sudden shutter came as the result of an ICE immigration audit, which found that multiple undocumented workers had been employed at the facility, in some cases for years. Now CEO Dan “Klecko” McGleno and operations manager Mike Mitchelson are finally ready to speak about what happened back in January, settling months of speculation.
The wholesale bakery, which supplied many area grocery stores as well as restaurants, was part of a late 2017 ICE audit that found half of its employees ineligible for work. Despite rumors, Mitchelson explained to MRP News that the closure was very quiet — just some letters — and that there was no raid on the facility.
According to the report, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has audited at least 34 companies from January 2017 until April 2018. St. Agnes Baking Co. was just one. ICE would not comment on the story, nor does it ever disclose statistics in relation to its investigations.
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