20 arrested in Northeast Ohio in ICE raids

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirm there were a total of 956 arrests Sunday nationwide.

In Northeast Ohio, Geauga County Sheriff Scott Hildenbrand said the Geauga County Safety Center received 20 people from raids.

Sheriff Hildenbrand did not say where the raids happened. He told 19 News the detainees arrived around 10 p.m. Sunday.

The city of Cleveland Heights released the following statement in response to social media claims about ICE raiding a local business Sunday.

19 News visited the restaurant, which is closed, and found flowers and signs placed at the door.

Painesville city officials also released a statement Monday, which stated in part:

Further information has not been released about the 20 people taken to the Geauga County Safety Center, which is one of two ICE detention centers in Ohio.

19 News is working to learn if the detainees are in the United States without legal permission, or if they have criminal histories.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Marshals also participated in the raids.

In a social media post, Homeland Security Investigations Detroit, which oversees Ohio and Michigan, confirmed arrests happened in both states.

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