ICE reportedly raids San Antonio construction site near the Pearl

Editors Note: This story has been updated to include a statement from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s ramped up enforcement actions in San Antonio now include a raid Thursday at a construction site near the Pearl shopping and dining district, MySA reports.

MySA reports a staff writer witnessed the tail end of a raid at the construction site, where workers pushed open a back gate and abandoned their hardhats and reflective vests in an attempt to evade arrest and blend in with crowds.

Roughly five agents from the FBI and DEA were spotted in the area around the Pearl, according to the online news outlet, and additional plainclothes agents wearing masks were spotted along the River Walk.

However, it’s unclear whether the agents actually detained any workers during the enforcement action, MySA reports.

Unconfirmed reports on the R/sanantonio Reddit page also allege ICE agents were spotted this week in the parking lot of the Live Oak Ikea store.

In a statement, ICE confirmed that the agency, with assistance from federal law enforcement parters, were conducting “routine immigration enforcement activities on the 300 block of Pearl Parkway” on Thursday. The statement didn’t mention the reported Live Oak presence.

The reported ICE raid near the Pearl follows less than a week after 10,000 protesters took to the streets in downtown San Antonio to protest the White House’s immigration crackdown as part of a nationwide “No Kings Day” action. In response to the marches, President Donald Trump said his Truth Social online platform that ICE would ramp up operations in Democrat-led cities where demonstrations occurred.

“These, and other such Cities, are the core of the Democrat Power Center, where they use Illegal Aliens to expand their Voter Base, cheat in Elections, and grow the Welfare State, robbing good paying Jobs and Benefits from Hardworking American Citizens,” Trump wrote.

“That is why I want ICE, Border Patrol, and our Great and Patriotic Law Enforcement Officers to FOCUS on our crime-ridden and deadly Inner Cities and those places where Sanctuary Cities play such a big role,” he continued. “You don’t hear about Sanctuary Cities in our Heartland.”

The reported raid at the Pearl also occurred on the same day the Los Angeles Dodgers organization said it denied ICE agents access to the parking lot of the team’s stadium. Los Angeles has been the site of ongoing intense protests against Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Despite video evidence, ICE officials denied that agents were present at Dodgers Stadium on Thursday.

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