US EditionICE Agents Detain Workers at Mexican Restaurant After Visiting Business for Lunch
ICE detained multiple individuals linked to a targeted immigration enforcement operation at a Mexican restaurant, causing early closure and community tension in Willmar.
- On Friday, El Tapatio in Willmar closed early after ICE agents visited for lunch and later detained the restaurant's owners and a dishwasher.
- On January 14, DHS said ICE located and detained the target, described by DHS as an illegal alien from Mexico, during surveillance.
- Residents reported fear and some refused to leave their homes, while Mayor Reese urged calm and respect as local supporters visited the closed restaurant to check on staff.
- A 20-year-old man who says his parents own El Tapatio planned to reopen the business Saturday under his leadership after ICE arrests closed local restaurants and unsettled the community of Willmar.
- Willmar, fewer than 100 miles west of Minneapolis, with a population of a little over 21,000 residents, faces local business impacts and rising unease after ICE actions.
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ICE Agents Arrest Restaurant Staff After Eating Lunch In Willmar, MN
The local community in Willmar, Minnesota, is in a state of shock after a routine lunch service at a popular family-owned restaurant ended in a targeted federal sweep. On Thursday evening, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested three employees of El Tapatio, a Mexican restaurant located about 85 miles west of Minneapolis, just hours after the officers were served lunch at the establishment. The operation began in a deceptively…
Minnesota and all its corners have become the hottest epicenter of the mega-operation that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Control (ICE) has been carrying out in this state and, recently, the population has taken their outrage to a new level as it became known that a group of agents entered a Mexican restaurant to eat, but all ended up arrests against owners and workers of the establishment.
Immigration officers reportedly followed the employees outside the restaurant after they closed in the evening.January 17, 2026.-According to reports, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested three employees of a Mexican restaurant in the city of ...
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