ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The manager of a diner was detained by federal agents in Robinson Township on Monday.
Video shared to social media shows chaos inside the Central Diner and Grille.
It shows two men dressed as federal agents pinning the manager to the ground. Employees and customers are left visibly shaken.
The restaurant closed for the rest of the day following the confrontation.
According to a post on the restaurant’s Facebook page, agents were looking for someone who took off running after a car chase ended in the parking lot.
A spokesperson for ICE said federal officers were conducting a targeted immigration enforcement operation to find a person who they said was here illegally and was previously removed from the US. When they attempted to stop the vehicle, the spokesperson said three people inside ran into the Central Diner.
Agents then entered the restaurant to notify management and request consent for a search, according to the spokesperson.
Channel 11 spoke to the owner of the diner off-camera. He said the manager, who we were told is a U.S. veteran, refused to let the agents in and tried to get them to wait outside.
The ICE spokesperson said that employee assaulted one of the agents. He was taken into custody.
“This is Memorial Day. That’s the worst. That’s the worst. There’s just no reason for it,” customer John Homes said. “They’re not following any laws. They figure they can just take anybody they want and it’s not right.”
The ICE spokesperson said two undocumented immigrants, including the initial person they were looking for, were arrested.
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