confirmed agents had been on the temple grounds but would not comment further. About 90 workers were removed from the site, according to a person familiar with the matter. She said she secretly organized the temple workers and arranged legal teams to pursue both wage and immigration claims. The New Jersey temple, or mandir, is itself a multimillion-dollar operation, public records show. It opened in 2014 but is still under construction as BAPS has tried to fulfill its aim of building the largest Hindu temple in the country.

Source: New York Times May 11, 2021 15:48 UTC