ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - ICE agents detained an entire roofing crew in St. Paul during an enforcement operation on Thursday morning, according to a statement from advocacy groups.
Roofing crew detained
What we know:
The Immigrant Defense Network and Comunidades Organizando el Poder y la Acción Latina, organizations that advocate for immigrants, said in a release on Thursday that a roofing crew was detained while on a job in St. Paul's North End Neighborhood.
According to the group, witnesses said the agents rolled up around 8:30 a.m. in unmarked vans and detained the entire crew while they were working.
What they're saying:
In a post Thursday morning, Minnesota House Rep. Athena Hollins, whose district covers part of the North End neighborhood, issued a statement on the detainme