ICE agents detain nearly 40 employees during morning raid at Whatcom County business

Representatives from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained several dozen people during a raid at Mount Baker Roofing in Bellingham on Wednesday.

Employees told a Herald reporter that about 50 masked agents entered the building around 8 a.m. without warning and began separating workers.

One employee, who spoke to The Herald through a translator, said ICE agents had photos and lists of the people they were looking for and started loading them onto buses.

The ICE agents were wearing masks and arrived in unmarked vehicles…

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