Federal agents detained undocumented immigrants in a Moab raid Friday, leaving some residents too afraid to go to work Saturday.
Moab Police Chief Jim Winder said he heard of the impending operation Thursday in a call from the Grand County Sheriff’s Office, which didn’t tell Moab police details about the operation, other than the fact that it would occur.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, didn’t respond to The Salt Lake Tribune’s request for comment Saturday afternoon.
Rhiana Medina, the executive director of the Moab Valley Multicultural Center, has been speaking with families of detained people, she said, adding that agents picked up nine people.