{"id":1361,"date":"2026-01-20T23:09:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T23:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/?p=1361"},"modified":"2026-01-20T23:09:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T23:09:34","slug":"ice-agents-ate-at-mexican-restaurant-in-small-town-then-returned-hours-later-to-arrest-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/?p=1361","title":{"rendered":"ICE agents ate at Mexican restaurant in small town then returned hours later to arrest employees"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"code-block code-block-8\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\"><!-- anchor \/ put before \n\n<footer> --><\/p>\n<div id=\"anchorslot\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\"><!-- interstitial \/ put after <body> --><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\"><!-- responsive 3 --><\/div>\n<p>The ICE agent deployment in Minnesota cities have sturred up plenty of emotions among residents. Now, news of immigration agents having a meal at a Mexican restaurant before returning only hours later to arrest employees has come to light.<\/p>\n<p>ICE agents have performed a huge operation in Minnesota in recent weeks. Their presence has been heavily criticized by many residents, not least after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good about two weeks ago.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1691648\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Anti-ICE protests have been held in both St Paul and Minneapolis, but while many have slammed the agents for their actions, the Trump administration and MAGA followers have praised their efforts in removing illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\"><!-- responsive 2 --><\/div>\n<p>Sadly, American citizens have been caught in the middle of the operation as well.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/readupdatednews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2255755642-1536x1024-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-9\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\"><!-- responsive 1 --><\/div>\n<p>As ICE agents, or anyone else working for that matter, are carrying out their orders, eating is a must. Now, The Minnesota Star Tribune reports on a disturbing event at a Mexican restaurant, where ICE agents were eating.<\/p>\n<p>ICE agents detain a restaurant employee from the same place they had lunch hours earlier<br \/>\nHours later, they returned and arrested employees. According to the newspaper, four agents ate lunch at El Tapaito restaurant in Willmar, Minnesota, around 3 pm local time on January 14.<\/p>\n<p>Hours later, at 8.30 pm, they arrested employees of the restaurant near a local church after they closed up for the evening. According to The Minnesota Star Tribune, a bystander asked, \u201cWould your mama be proud of you right now?\u201d while others blew whistles.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to Unilad, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the ICE agents had \u201cconducted surveillance of a tarnet,\u201d which was an \u201cillegal alien from Mexico.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/readupdatednews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/eltapiato-1536x842-1-300x164.webp\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOfficers observed that the target\u2019s vehicle was outside of a local business and positively identified him as the target while inside the business. Following the positive identification of the target, officers then conducted a vehicle stop later in the day and apprehended the target and two additional illegal aliens who were in the car, including one who had a final order of removal from an immigration judge,\u201d DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said.<\/p>\n<p>Several businesses have closed amid ICE raids<br \/>\n\u201cWe encourage all illegal aliens to use the CBP Home app to get a free flight home and $1,000 stipend. By using the CBP Home app, illegal aliens have the opportunity to come back to the U.S. the right legal way and live the American dream.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CBS reports that El Tapaito, among other businesses, has closed. A 20-year-old says his parents, who own the restaurant, have been detained. They will reopen on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Please share your opinion on this in the comment box.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1691649\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ICE agent deployment in Minnesota cities have sturred up plenty of emotions among residents. 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