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1st Zipps Sports Grill location reopens following ICE raids
Zipps reopened its Tempe site after federal raids led to over 35 arrests in a criminal probe targeting unlawful employment and document fraud, officials said.
- On January 26, Homeland Security Investigations served criminal search warrants at multiple Zipps Sports Grill locations across the Phoenix metropolitan area, resulting in more than 35 arrests, ICE HSI Arizona said.
- As part of a months-long criminal investigation, Homeland Security Investigations Arizona obtained a federal warrant stating raids targeted interrogation and civil administrative arrest of illegal aliens.
- Protesters and rapid responders reported ICE agents checking IDs, photographing individuals, detaining dozens, and asking employees for Social Security numbers during Monday raids.
- One Zipps location in Tempe reopened at 11 a.m. on Jan. 28 while the company said it has not received charging documents, is cooperating with investigators and aims to reopen more locations soon.
- Similar raids in the past year have led to prosecutions, activists said ICE agents visit employees' homes, and Governor Katie Hobbs said on January 27 she is frustrated by poor notification.
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Update on the Zipps Investigation as Locations Remain Closed
One Zipps Sports Grill location has begun reopening as the company navigates an ongoing federal investigation that led to the temporary closure of restaurants across the Valley. According to a social media post published Wednesday morning, the Zipps location at McClintock and Warner in Tempe reopened at 11 a.m., marking the first confirmed reopening since federal authorities executed search… Source
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