On Tuesday, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted a worksite raid at Eagle Beverage and Accessories Products in Kent, Washington, which resulted in the apprehension of 17 illegal migrants who were unlawfully employed at the manufacturing company.
The workers taken into custody fraudulently represented their immigration statuses and submitted fraudulent documents to seek employment, according to ICE. The city of Kent is located just south of Seattle.
The company, which manufactures product lines that include beverage mixes, syrups, and teas, has been placed under a criminal investigation for the “unlawful employment of aliens without legal work authorization in violation of federal law,” ICE spokesperson David Yost told The Post Millennial in a statement.
Video footage taken by a bystander and posted on social media captured a line of workers in handcuffs being escorted out of the business by federal authorities. Both men and women were loaded onto a bus and taken into federal custody.
NEW: ICE @EROSeattle conducted a raid on May 20 at Eagle Beverages and Accessories in Kent, Washington.
16 illegal migrants were taken into federal custody.
ICE said the apprehended workers “had fraudulently represented their immigration status and submitted fraudulent… pic.twitter.com/BqNbnRQo1x
— Katie Daviscourt