Federal immigration agents arrested 17 people Tuesday in a raid at a specialty beverage manufacturer in Kent.
Officials from four federal agencies, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the IRS Criminal Investigation Division, arrived at Eagle Beverage and Accessories Products on Tuesday afternoon and took the workers into custody.
Videos posted to social media by local immigration attorney Luis Cortes-Romero show the workers in handcuffs and ankle chains as agents directed them out of the warehouse and into a transport bus. The images show nine men being escorted out of the building first, followed by a separate group of seven women…