Federal officials now say 14 people were arrested during a law enforcement operation earlier this week at a St. Paul manufacturer.

The Department of Homeland Security issued an statement on Thursday, two days after the raid at Bro-Tex in the city’s St. Anthony Park neighborhood. The statement said officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies executed a search warrant that resulted in the arrests of 14 people on alleged immigration violations.

A DHS spokesperson said one of the individuals arrested had past domestic abuse charges, and another person had allegedly illegally reentered the U.S.

“Worksite enforcement remains a cornerstone of our efforts to protect public safety, national security, and economic stability while rescuing individuals who may be vi

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