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Arizona Mexican Restaurant Chain Closes Temporarily After ICE Arrests Dozens of Employees

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested 46 illegal immigrants during an enforcement operation at nine Arizona restaurants on Dec. 5.
Arizona Mexican Restaurant Chain Closes Temporarily After ICE Arrests Dozens of Employees
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Los Angeles on Oct. 14, 2015. John Moore/Getty Images
Jacki Thrapp
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A Mexican restaurant chain in Arizona suspended business operations after dozens of illegal immigrants working for the company were arrested in a large-scale U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation on Dec. 5.

ICE agents arrested 46 illegal immigrants during a search of nine restaurants, including Taco Giro, in the Tucson area.

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