ICE Agents Arrest 280 Employees At Business In Allen For Immigration Violations


April 3, 2019 at 4:10 pmFiled Under:Allen, detained, DFW News, ice, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement


ALLEN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have arrested more than 280 employees at a business in Allen for administrative immigration violations.

Authorities were at CVE Technology Group in the 900 block of Enterprise Boulevard early Wednesday afternoon.

The company refurbishes and repairs telecommunications equipment.

This investigation began after ICE received tips the company may have knowingly hired people in the U.S. illegally.

This was the largest arrest operation at one site in ten years, investigators said during a Wednesday afternoon news conference.

The government began an audit of the company’s I-9 forms which confirmed numerous hiring irregularities.

ICE Homeland Security Investigations said all of the people arrested will be interviewed to determine medical/humanitarian situations.

Then agency will decide whether to keep people detained or if they are eligible for humanitarian release.


ICE detaining people in Allen (Credit: Chopper 11)

Authorities could be seen escorting people out of the building, patting them down and loading them onto buses.

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