ICE releases 300 people amid outrage over Mississippi arrests

US immigration officials say they have temporarily released about 300 people who were arrested in a massive raid in Mississippi on Wednesday.

Nearly 700 workers from seven agricultural processing plants were arrested for allegedly not having proper documentation to be in the US.

The raids sparked condemnation from democrats as stories emerged of children separated from their parents.

Officials say they took steps to ensure that children were properly cared for.