{"id":22259,"date":"2025-05-15T22:48:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T04:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/ice-arrests-five-suspected-undocumented-immigrants-at-durango-business\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T22:12:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T04:12:44","slug":"ice-arrests-five-suspected-undocumented-immigrants-at-durango-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/ice-arrests-five-suspected-undocumented-immigrants-at-durango-business\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE arrests five suspected undocumented immigrants at Durango business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested five people employed by Rock Solid Custom Granite in Durango this week, according to manager Jake Morrow. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested five suspected undocumented immigrants employed by Rock Solid Custom Granite in Durango this week, said manager Jake Morrow.<\/p>\n

Morrow said about 10 ICE and Homeland Security Investigations agents in five vehicles arrived at Rock Solid on Wednesday and arrested the employees because they allegedly lacked \u201cproper documentation.\u201d<\/p>\n

He declined to identify his employees by name but described them as Hispanic.<\/p>\n

Compa\u00f1eros: Four Corners Immigrant Resource Center Co-Executive Director Enrique Orozco-Perez said the incident was the first \u201creal raid\u201d in Durango he is aware of since President Donald Trump began his second term.<\/p>\n

He said Compa\u00f1eros received reports that ICE showed up at Rock Solid around 8 a.m. Wednesday, asked people to identify themselves, and then detained individuals without presenting deportation orders or arrest warrants.<\/p>\n

Morrow said ICE presented a warrant.<\/p>\n

Orozco-Perez said if a legitimate warrant was presented, then ICE should have taken only the person named in the warrant.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone else should have been left alone,\u201d he said. \u201cBut we know that\u2019s not how they practice.\u201d<\/p>\n

ICE did not respond to multiple written requests for comment. Phone calls to its media inquiry line were met with busy tones.<\/p>\n

Morrow said the arrested workers are \u201cnon-criminals.\u201d Rock Solid requires two forms of identification when hiring employees, and those arrested Wednesday didn\u2019t raise any red flags at the time of hiring.<\/p>\n

He said he can\u2019t always distinguish between a real ID and a fake one, but his workers have families, and their arrests are upsetting.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy guys, they don\u2019t even drink. They show up to work every day. They\u2019re good guys,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to find out how to help them, but even finding out where they are currently at right now is hard.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Rock Solid Custom Granite manager Jake Morrow said he is trying to help five employees arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Wednesday, but he is having trouble locating where they are being held. Attorneys haven\u2019t been very helpful, he said, and the most advice he\u2019s received is what to do when ICE officers show up. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

He said the construction industry relies on Hispanic workers because they are willing to do the work.<\/p>\n

Following the arrests, his staff has been reduced to four people.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe weren\u2019t doing anything illegal here,\u201d he said. \u201cHonestly, it felt like they were breaking up a drug deal or something. We\u2019re just trying to cut granite and make a living.\u201d<\/p>\n

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For help<\/h4>\n

Compa\u00f1eros: Four Corners Immigrant Resource Center Co-Executive Director Enrique Orozco-Perez said the fastest way to report U.S. Immigration and Customs activity is by calling the Colorado Rapid Response Network hotline at (844) 864-8341. He said the line is active 24\/7 and connects to responders in English and in Spanish. Volunteer responders will arrive at the site of ICE activity to document what occurs, he said.\u201cOur undocumented community (has) constitutional rights that they\u2019re protected by,\u201d he said. People at risk of detention or arrest should know why they are being targeted and look for a warrant. Residents can learn more at a Know Your Rights workshop hosted by Compa\u00f1eros, he said. He added that Compa\u00f1eros can also help families prepare packets with power of attorney forms and other instructions in the event of an arrest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Orozco-Perez said the raid on Wednesday marks an increase in ICE activity in Durango, and that hotels and other construction sites are likely easy targets.<\/p>\n

He said the immigrant workforce helps build and maintain houses, performs landscaping work, and is active in the service and tourism industries. Increased ICE activity will scare people from going to work and school, he said.<\/p>\n

The arrests and heightened fear will take a toll on the economy as individuals and families feel financial pressure and seek social safety nets, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI guarantee there\u2019s kids missing from school today. I guarantee there\u2019s people missing from work today,\u201d he said. \u201cThat doesn\u2019t help anyone. That doesn\u2019t help our economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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