ICE raid, arrest reported at SLO County apartment complex
Update, Jan. 31, 4:30 p.m.:
The Paso Robles Police Department said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) didn’t raid the Creston Gardens Aparment complex on Wednesday, but another federal agency did. An eye witness still said they saw ICE.
Follow our update here: Police say ICE didn’t raid SLO County apartment complex — witness says it did. What happened?
Original story:
Federal agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were seen raiding an apartment complex in Paso Robles and making an arrest on Wednesday morning, according to a representative from the San Luis Obispo County Spanish-speaking community group 805 La Voz.
Around 11 a.m., multiple community members messaged 805 La Voz with reports of ICE agents in unmarked vehicles at the Creston Gardens Apartments at 1255 Creston Road in Paso Robles, the representative told The Tribune on the condition of anonymity.
According to the representative, a community member saw an arrest occur at the apartments between 11 and 11:40 a.m.
ICE agents reportedly knocked on the apartment door of the individual arrested, but it is not known if they approached other units in the apartment complex.
“It looks like this was a targeted operation, for sure,” the representative said.
805 La Voz did not have any additional details about the arrest. The Tribune reached out to ICE for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
Both the Paso Robles Police Department and the SLO County Sheriff’s Office told The Tribune ICE does not notify local law enforcement of its operations and neither agency was aware of the incident as of Wednesday afternoon.
The raid and arrest was reported as fears of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans take hold among immigrant communities.
The ICE agents were reportedly dressed as civilians, though “according to eyewitnesses, they did have some sort of vest that did say ICE,” the representative said.
805 La Voz did not know how many agents were present but received reports of two unmarked vehicles. Multiple reports described the vehicles differently as either white or black SUVs.
“People are looking for marked cars and ICE uniforms,” the representative said. “That’s not what happened this morning.”
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This story was originally published January 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM.
