Representatives from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained several dozen people during a raid at Mount Baker Roofing in Bellingham on Wednesday. Employees told a Herald reporter that about 50 masked agents entered the building around 8 a.m. without warning and began separating workers.
Federal immigration enforcement officials have arrested 37 people in a raid at a roofing business in northern Washington state.
Worker says agents had a 'list and pictures' of those who were undocumented; those detained were taken away in buses
The ICE spokesperson said the people "fraudulently represented their immigration status and submitted fraudulent documents."
In an early morning raid Wednesday at Mt. Baker Roofing Company in Bellingham, immigration officials confirm they arrested 37 people who they say fraudulently represented their immigration status.
BELLINGHAM — Federal immigration enforcement officials detained 37 workers at Mt. Baker Roofing in Bellingham Wednesday morning.
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