ICE Officers Arrest Three Restaurant Staffers West of Minneapolis


MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 10: Federal agents stage at a front gate as Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Rep. Kelly Morrison (D-MN), and Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) attempt to enter the regional ICE headquarters at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building on January 10, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Congresspeople were briefly allowed access to the facility where the Department of Homeland Security has been headquartering operations in the state. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
Federal agents stage at a front gate as Representatives Ilhan Omar, Kelly Morrison, and Angie Craig attempt to enter the regional ICE headquarters on January 10, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)


Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers reportedly arrested three workers at a family-owned Mexican restaurant in Willmar, Minnesota, hours after they ate lunch there.

At around 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, four ICE officers ate at a booth at El Tapatio, located about 85 miles west of Minneapolis, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported.

Witnesses photographed the officers at the restaurant and filmed the arrest, saying that the staff appeared to be “frightened.”

Close to 8:30 p.m. the same day, bystanders said they saw the officers detain three staff members from the restaurant near a Lutheran church and Willmar Middle School after the restaurant closed for the night.

 

Bystanders blew whistles and yelled as the officers completed the arrests, with one shouting, “Would your mama be proud of you right now?”

The officers and the detainees have not been identified publicly.

Thousands of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers have been deployed to Minnesota in an operation known as “Operation Metro Surge” as part of the Trump administration’s effort to remove those who illegally crossed into the U.S. throughout former President Joe Biden’s term. In Minnesota specifically, rampant fraud has been uncovered in immigrant-run businesses, such as childcare centers that take advantage of federal funds for social services, but have no children in sight.

Statewide protests have also erupted after the killing of Renee Good, who was shot by an ICE officer after seemingly attempting to flee in her car while he stood in her path.

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