IT’S 827, 69 DEGREES OUT. NEW ON KETV. ICE SAYS THEIR AGENTS WERE ASSAULTED IN TUESDAY’S RAID AT GLENN VALLEY FOODS NEAR 67TH AND J. WE JUST RECEIVED THIS STATEMENT FROM ACTING DIRECTOR TODD LYONS, WHO SAYS YESTERDAY AN ILLEGAL ALIEN FROM HONDURAS BRANDISHED A WEAPON AND ASSAULTED FEDERAL AGENTS AND OFFICERS WHO WERE DOING THEIR JOB. IN TOTAL, MORE THAN 70 WORKERS
Acting ICE director: Officers, federal partners assaulted during Omaha raid
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Updated: 3:56 PM CDT Jun 11, 2025
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said officers and their federal partners were assaulted during a raid at an Omaha plant Tuesday. READ MORE: What we know: Immigration raid reported at plant in OmahaIn a statement sent to KETV, ICE acting Director Todd Lyons said, "Yesterday, an illegal alien from Honduras brandished a weapon and assaulted federal agents and officers who were doing their job: protecting American citizens, the public and businesses who are being victimized through identity fraud."More than 70 workers were detained when ICE officers and their federal partners executed a federal search warrant at the Glenn Valley Foods plant, according to Tanya Roman, an ICE spokesperson. In a press release, Roman said some of those detained had active local warrants, prior DUI convictions and had been previously deported. "Many may now face additional federal charges," said Roman. According to ICE, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and the Omaha Police Department assisted with traffic control and public safety in the areas near the operation.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said officers and their federal partners were assaulted
READ MORE: What we know: Immigration raid reported at plant in Omaha
In a statement sent to KETV, ICE acting Director Todd Lyons said, "Yesterday, an illegal alien from Honduras brandished a weapon and assaulted federal agents and officers who were doing their job: protecting American citizens, the public and businesses who are being victimized through identity fraud."
More than 70 workers were detained when ICE officers and their federal partners executed a federal search warrant at the Glenn Valley Foods plant, according to Tanya Roman, an ICE spokesperson.
In a press release, Roman said some of those detained had active local warrants, prior DUI convictions and had been previously deported. "Many may now face additional federal charges," said Roman.
According to ICE, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and the Omaha Police Department assisted with traffic control and public safety in the areas near the operation.
