ICE Raid at Minnesota Restaurant Leaves Eight Detained
Posted on11/03/25 at 16:12
- ICE Raid at Minnesota Restaurant
- Eight Immigrants Arrested
- Joint Operation With Federal Agencies
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that eight individuals identified as “undocumented immigrants” were arrested during an anti-drug raid on Wednesday afternoon at a restaurant in northeastern Minnesota.
St. Louis County Sheriff Gordon Ramsay reported that agents from ICE, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the U.S. Border Patrol, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and members of the Lake Superior Violent Offender Task Force participated in the operation.
ICE Conducts Operation at Hibbing Restaurant
Updated with video: ICE and Border Patrol agents have arrested several people at a Mexican restaurant in Hibbing, Minn. https://t.co/gbNAAMsnPw pic.twitter.com/UBo9uCWGoU
— Jim Monk (@JimMonk1) October 29, 2025
The raid took place at a business located near East 18th Street and Third Avenue East in Hibbing, Minnesota.
Sheriff Ramsay explained that the action was part of an ongoing investigation that began last month.
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During the operation, one person was arrested on charges of cocaine distribution and illegal possession of firearms, according to CBS News.
Authorities also confirmed finding several false identification documents in the suspect’s possession.
Additional ICE Arrests
BREAKING: Federal agents and members of the Lake Superior Drug Task Force were seen raiding two Mexican restaurants in Hibbing this afternoon. We have a crew at the scene talking to witnesses. LIVE reports tonight on @NorthernNewsNow #ICE #arrests pic.twitter.com/5xsrQwa3aH
— Laura Lee (@LauraLeeNews) October 29, 2025
After the initial arrest, a restaurant employee told Northern News Now that ICE agents began detaining individuals who lacked proper documentation to remain in the country.
“The Sheriff’s Office is aware that federal law enforcement officers carried out additional actions during this search,” stated Sheriff Ramsay.
“The federal investigation is independent of this case; therefore, we have nothing further to add,” he concluded.
ICE has not released the names of the eight detainees, nor confirmed whether they face federal criminal charges or are being held in immigration custody pending deportation proceedings.
Local authorities indicated that the main case — involving drug trafficking and weapons possession — remains under investigation, while the immigration arrests occurred as part of a parallel federal enforcement action.
Context of Federal Operations in Minnesota
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem recently visited Minneapolis to discuss ICE operations in the state of Minnesota.
During her remarks, she reported that since January, more than 4,300 individuals “committing crimes while in the county illegally” have been arrested.
Of that total, 3,316 people have criminal records, according to data released by Noem.
The secretary also said that ICE agents have been “unfairly demonized” in the state, but federal operations will continue and additional personnel will be deployed to the region.
Earlier this month, ICE agents arrested a team of four roofers while they were working in the backyard of a home in St. Paul.
A spokesperson for the agency stated that three of the men had prior criminal convictions and will face deportation proceedings.
State and federal officials have not confirmed whether that case is connected to the Hibbing restaurant raid, though both operations are part of ICE’s broader strategy to enforce immigration and criminal laws throughout Minnesota.