ICE officers assaulted during raid that nabbed 70 illegal immigrants at meat plant: DHS
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Officers from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), along with their federal colleagues, were attacked by an undocumented immigrant while carrying out a warrant at a meat-processing facility in Omaha, Nebraska, as reported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

During the operation, ICE apprehended over 70 undocumented immigrants. Some of these individuals had local arrest warrants, prior DUI offenses, or had been deported in the past, according to the agency.

“An illegal alien from Honduras wielded a weapon and attacked federal agents and officers who were fulfilling their duty: safeguarding American citizens, the public, and businesses affected by identity fraud,” stated ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons on Wednesday.

“My biggest issue is: Why us?” Hartmann told the AP. “We do everything by the book.”

ICE agents make arrests at Glenn Valley Foods in Omaha, Nebraska

Many of the 70 people detained Wednesday may now face additional federal charges, including fraud and misuse of visas, permits and other documents; assaulting a federal officer; resisting arrest; illegal reentry; and misuse of Social Security numbers, ICE said. (ICE)

Hartmann added that ICE officers at the raid apparently told him the E-Verify system is broken.

“I mean, what am I supposed to do with that?” Hartmann told the AP. “This is your system, run by the government. And you’re raiding me because your system is broken?”

Douglas County Commissioner Roger Garcia said Wednesday in a Facebook post that officials are “telling friends and allies to standby momentarily as we continue to gather and verify information and coordinate proper guidance for families affected.”

Glenn Valley Foods, a meat packaging company that was raided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Omaha, Neb.

Chad Hartmann, president of Glenn Valley Foods, told The Associated Press he was surprised by the raid, saying the plant uses E-Verify to confirm workers’ immigration statuses before hiring them. (Margery A. Beck)

“There are response groups that have been activated and also safe spaces for families to go, alongside legal representation that is being coordinated,” Garcia said. “We are still trying to find out more information on how many were detained today, how many sites (Lala and Glenn Valley verified thus far, JBS may have been mistakenly listed we are looking into it), and where those detained are being taken.”

The operation was a multi-agency effort that included ICE Homeland Security Investigations and Enforcement and Removal Operations Omaha; DHS Security Office of Inspector General; Department of Justice; FBI; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; ​​Drug Enforcement Administration; U.S. Marshals Service; IRS Criminal Investigation; Nebraska State Patrol; U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; and the Nebraska Department of Vehicles Fraud Unit.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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