A local Tucson, Arizona-based Mexican restaurant, Taco Giro, temporarily closed all eight of its locations following a large-scale U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid on the company’s restaurants, as well as nearby residences. A media statement from ICE confirmed that the Dec. 5 operation resulted in the arrest of 46 individuals from Mexico, most of whom were employees at Taco Giro, local news reports stated.
According to Green Valley News, Cesar Rodriguez, director of operations for Taco Giro, said that about 10% of the company’s employees were arrested after the raid.
“There were a lot of false allegations that we were drug smuggling and child trafficking,” Rodriguez said…