One Market Basket in Massachusetts suspended 47 immigrant employees after conducting an audit of their job applications.

Market Basket confirmed on Friday that it has suspended employees at its New Bedford location as a result of an investigation by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). A spokesperson for the Massachusetts-based grocery chain would not say how many employees were suspended or if the suspensions were limited to New Bedford,

Activists in a Massachusetts city are calling on protection after 47 employees were suspended from a Market Basket.

Mayor Dan Rourke and the Lowell City Council penned a letter Friday to the Market Basket board of directors in support of embattled CEO Arthur T. Demoulas, just days after two Demoulas

Beauregard urged the company to resolve its internal dispute and bring back Arthur T. Demoulas before it’s too late, reminding Board members that residents of his city shop at Market Basket to make ends meet as they navigate high prices and food insecurity.

"What’s on the line here isn’t just one man’s title. It’s a business model, a culture, and a community lifeline," the mayor said.

NBC10 Boston has launched a new podcast in partnership with the Boston Business Journal that’s all about Market Basket and the ongoing power struggle at the top of the New England supermarket chain. Food Feud: Market Basket explores long-standing family ...