Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, who ate at a family-run Mexican restaurant in Minnesota, were later involved in the arrest of its workers the same evening, a sequence that has fuelled fresh outrage over federal enforcement tactics during the state's sweeping immigration crackdown.
The incident unfolded at El Tapatio in Willmar, where four ICE agents reportedly sat down for a meal at about 15:00 on Wednesday, 14 January 2026, according to eyewitness accounts shared with The Minnesota Star Tribune. Hours after dining in the establishment, the same agents are said to have followed restaurant workers after closing and arrested at least three of them around 20:30 that night.
