105 immigrants detained in Idaho racetrack raid, families separated and coerced into deportation
Oct 20, 2025·Location: Idaho

ICE and FBI agents conducted a coordinated raid on La Catedral Arena racetrack in Wilder, Idaho on October 19, 2025, detaining 105 immigrants as part of an FBI-led investigation into illegal gambling operations. The operation involved hundreds of law enforcement officers and resulted in family separations, with officers detaining children separately from parents and restraining minors, including at least three people lawfully in the U.S. Witnesses reported the use of rubber bullets against crowds. According to attorneys, at least two immigrants who had overstayed visas were told they could face decades of imprisonment and were denied contact with family or attorneys until they agreed to deportation. Five people, including the track owner, were charged with felony counts related to illegal gambling. Those detained filed habeas corpus petitions challenging their detention.
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- Immigration street sweeps led to more 'collateral' arrests of noncriminals - Stocktonia News
stocktonia.org·May 6, 2026·archived copy
- idahostatesman.com
- idahostatesman.com
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- ICE arrested 105 people in Idaho in raid. What do we know about those they took?
cdapress.com·November 1, 2025 10:10 a.m.·archived copy
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