# @startribune on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DTlbiAmktMK
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/45955246-startribune-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-01-16T20:24:49.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Star Tribune (@StarTribune) — https://gondola.cc/StarTribune

## Caption

Federal agents detained three workers from a family-owned Mexican restaurant in Willmar, Minn., on Jan. 15, hours after four agents ate lunch there.

It was not immediately clear what the immigration status of those detained was, or whether the people detained included the restaurant’s owners or only workers.

An eyewitness who declined to give a name for fear of retribution, told the Minnesota Star Tribune that four ICE agents sat in a booth for a meal at El Tapatio restaurant a little before 3 p.m. Staff at the restaurant were frightened, said the eyewitness, who shared pictures from the restaurant as well as video of the arrest.

The arrest happened around 8:30 p.m. near a Lutheran church and Willmar Middle School as agents followed the workers after they closed up for the night. 

Tap the link in our bio to read more by Reid Forgrave. Photo by lizrflores/The Minnesota Star Tribune.

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
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| Star Tribune | @StarTribune | https://gondola.cc/StarTribune | Newspaper |
| Ashley Miller | @ashleyamiller | https://gondola.cc/ashleyamiller | Social Manager |

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