Incident:2025-11-12 Immokalee FL Bus Farmworker Detentions: Difference between revisions
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{{Infobox incident | {{Infobox incident | ||
| title = Bus Farmworker Detentions (Immokalee) | | title = Bus Farmworker Detentions (Immokalee) | ||
| date = 2025-11- | | date = 2025-11-12 | ||
| time = Morning | | time = Morning | ||
| city = Immokalee | | city = Immokalee | ||
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| location_detail = Camp Keais Road, near Ave Maria turnoff | | location_detail = Camp Keais Road, near Ave Maria turnoff | ||
| facility = | | facility = | ||
| agencies = ICE (undercover units reported) | | agencies = [[ICE]] (undercover units reported) | ||
| operation_type = Mass detention of farmworkers | | operation_type = Mass detention of farmworkers | ||
| status = Verified (news footage) | | status = Verified (news footage) | ||
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'''Summary:''' | '''Summary:''' | ||
On an early morning in Immokalee, Florida, undercover ICE agents detained more than 35 farmworkers who were traveling to work on a Pacific Tomato Growers bus. Multiple unmarked enforcement vehicles and at least one visible ICE agent were seen alongside the stopped bus on Camp Keais Road. Community members reported seeing undercover agents entering Immokalee and heading toward the Ave Maria area shortly before the stop. | On an early morning in Immokalee, Florida, undercover [[ICE]] agents detained more than 35 farmworkers who were traveling to work on a Pacific Tomato Growers bus. Multiple unmarked enforcement vehicles and at least one visible [[ICE]] agent were seen alongside the stopped bus on Camp Keais Road. Community members reported seeing undercover agents entering Immokalee and heading toward the Ave Maria area shortly before the stop. | ||
== Full Description == | == Full Description == | ||
Witnesses described a significant law enforcement presence along Camp Keais Road, where undercover ICE vehicles pulled over a company-owned bus used to transport farmworkers to the fields. A community member, Celeste Morgan, shared video showing several unmarked vehicles and at least one armed federal agent at the scene. | Witnesses described a significant law enforcement presence along Camp Keais Road, where undercover [[ICE]] vehicles pulled over a company-owned bus used to transport farmworkers to the fields. A community member, Celeste Morgan, shared video showing several unmarked vehicles and at least one armed federal agent at the scene. | ||
Residents stated that approximately 35 farmworkers were detained. ICE later confirmed that it conducts operations in all 67 Florida counties but declined to provide details without the “alien numbers” of those detained. | Residents stated that approximately 35 farmworkers were detained. [[ICE]] later confirmed that it conducts operations in all 67 Florida counties but declined to provide details without the “alien numbers” of those detained. | ||
Local business owner Jon Ahmad expressed sadness and concern, noting that those detained were “everyday working people” on their way to jobs in the agricultural community. Morgan added that the event created fear among children whose parents might suddenly disappear. | Local business owner Jon Ahmad expressed sadness and concern, noting that those detained were “everyday working people” on their way to jobs in the agricultural community. Morgan added that the event created fear among children whose parents might suddenly disappear. | ||
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== Vehicles == | == Vehicles == | ||
* [[Vehicle:FL-V001]] — unmarked undercover ICE vehicle | * [[Vehicle:FL-V001]] — unmarked undercover [[ICE]] vehicle | ||
* [[Vehicle:FL-V002]] — unmarked undercover ICE vehicle | * [[Vehicle:FL-V002]] — unmarked undercover [[ICE]] vehicle | ||
* [[Vehicle:FL-V003]] — unmarked undercover | * [[Vehicle:FL-V003]] — unmarked undercover [[ICE]] vehicle | ||
== Evidence == | == Evidence == | ||
Latest revision as of 17:58, 4 December 2025
| Date | 2025-11-12 | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Morning | |
| City | Immokalee | |
| County | Collier County | |
| State | Florida | |
| Country | United States | |
| Location details | Camp Keais Road, near Ave Maria turnoff | |
| Facility | ||
| Agencies involved | ICE (undercover units reported) | |
| Operation type | Mass detention of farmworkers | |
| Status | Verified (news footage) | |
| People affected | Approximately 35 farmworkers detained | |
| Arrests reported | Yes (mass detention) | |
| Detentions reported | Yes (35+) | |
| Deportations | Unverified | |
| Injuries | None reported | |
| Deaths | None | |
| Agents at the scene | Agent:FL-0001 | |
| Vehicles at the scene | Vehicle:FL-V001; Vehicle:FL-V002; Vehicle:FL-V003; Vehicle:FL-V004 | |
| Verification | Verified (WINK News video) | |
| Key sources | * https://www.winknews.com/news/collier/immokalee-residents-concerned-as-ice-detains-over-35-farmworkers-on-bus/article_2748a422-4f4c-46b0-942b-43ef799989e9.html | |
| Additional information | {{{additional_info}}} |
Summary:
On an early morning in Immokalee, Florida, undercover ICE agents detained more than 35 farmworkers who were traveling to work on a Pacific Tomato Growers bus. Multiple unmarked enforcement vehicles and at least one visible ICE agent were seen alongside the stopped bus on Camp Keais Road. Community members reported seeing undercover agents entering Immokalee and heading toward the Ave Maria area shortly before the stop.
Full Description
Witnesses described a significant law enforcement presence along Camp Keais Road, where undercover ICE vehicles pulled over a company-owned bus used to transport farmworkers to the fields. A community member, Celeste Morgan, shared video showing several unmarked vehicles and at least one armed federal agent at the scene.
Residents stated that approximately 35 farmworkers were detained. ICE later confirmed that it conducts operations in all 67 Florida counties but declined to provide details without the “alien numbers” of those detained.
Local business owner Jon Ahmad expressed sadness and concern, noting that those detained were “everyday working people” on their way to jobs in the agricultural community. Morgan added that the event created fear among children whose parents might suddenly disappear.
Pacific Tomato Growers said that the bus was transporting domestic workers and stated that the company participates in the E-Verify program, adding that its internal investigation into the incident is ongoing.
Agents
- Agent:FL-0001 — identified visually in witness footage
Vehicles
- Vehicle:FL-V001 — unmarked undercover ICE vehicle
- Vehicle:FL-V002 — unmarked undercover ICE vehicle
- Vehicle:FL-V003 — unmarked undercover ICE vehicle