Politics & Government

ICE Raids Dearborn Restaurant

Hamido Restaurant in Dearborn was raided Monday afternoon by Immigration & Customs Enforcement. Here was the outcome.

ICE raided the Dearborn restaurant Hamido on Monday.
ICE raided the Dearborn restaurant Hamido on Monday. (Google Maps)

DEARBORN, MI — Hamido Restaurant in East Dearborn was raided by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Monday afternoon and management refused to give them information, according to reports.

Dearborn-based blog TCD first reported the raid happening at around 12:30 p.m. Monday. TCD said restaurant management did not give ICE any information or paperwork on their employees, and ICE officials promised restaurant employees they would be back in a couple of days.

The restaurant, located at 13251 Warren Road in Dearborn, is in a predominantly Middle Eastern neighborhood.

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City officials told Patch on Monday that they were not aware of the raids and could not issue a comment on the matter.

According to the American Civil Liberties Union, that was the only known raid in the area.

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An ICE spokesman told the Detroit News that they "routinely conduct work site investigations in order to uphold federal law."

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