Summary
A Minnesota restaurant owner named Juan Manuel Arellano Zepeda was reported missing by his family but was later found to be detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Texas. Arellano Zepeda, who has lived in the U.S. for 25 years and has no criminal record, is currently in an ICE facility awaiting immigration proceedings because he does not have legal immigration status.
Key Facts
- Juan Manuel Arellano Zepeda is a restaurant owner from Bloomington, Minnesota.
- He was reported missing by his family after not arriving at work on January 6.
- ICE detained him as part of an operation named Metro Surge because he has no legal immigration status in the U.S.
- Arellano Zepeda has lived in the U.S. for 25 years and has no criminal record.
- His family confirmed his detention through social media posts from ICE.
- Initially held near Minneapolis, he was transferred to an ICE facility in El Paso, Texas.
- Arellano Zepeda's family members, who are U.S. citizens, were not immediately informed of his detention.
- ICE has no legal requirement to notify families about the detention of their relatives.
