An identity theft investigation led to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) workplace raid at a fire equipment factory in North Carolina on Wednesday. The operation led to the arrest of at least 30 people, according to a local news report.
ICE Homeland Security Investigations special agents and deputies with the U.S. Marshals Service conducted a workplace enforcement operation at the Buckeye Fire Equipment Company in King Mountain, North Carolina, on Wednesday. The operation followed an investigation by the HSI into allegations of identity theft.
ICE officials told Queen City News they visited the plant as part of an investigation into identity theft and other crimes.
“Allegations of identity theft and you should take seriously. Would you want your identities used for someone else to work or do whatever they’re going to do with them? So its a serious federal crime,” ICE spokesman Lindsay Williams told the local news outlet. “There have been some folks detained where somewhere in the dozen or so range, but that number may increase as we continue.”
Officials later confirmed they had placed at least 30 people into custody. They expect that number to increase as the investigation continues. (Read more: Breitbart News, 6/26/2025) (Archive)