Immigration Raids at 2 San Diego Restaurants Spark Protest

More than 250 protesters outside harassed and blocked federal officers during the operation, during which four workers were detained, officials reported.

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Los Angeles on Oct. 14, 2015. John Moore/Getty Images

Federal immigration agents served criminal search warrants at two restaurants in San Diego on May 30, detaining four employees while hundreds of protesters harassed and tried to block the federal officers from leaving, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

“While executing two criminal search warrants of businesses that knowingly hired illegal aliens in San Diego, over 250 protesters verbally harassed [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] ICE agents, pounded on car windows, and even blocked roadways to prevent ICE from leaving,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told The Epoch Times Monday in an email.