Overview
- A targeted ICE traffic stop turned into a pursuit that ended when the driver and passengers ran into Central Diner in Robinson Township on Memorial Day, with agents following into the restaurant.
- Bystander video shows an agent pinning the on-duty manager to the floor after the manager asked to see a warrant; the manager was detained briefly and then released.
- ICE said three people were arrested in connection with the incident: two undocumented immigrants and a restaurant employee who officials say assaulted an agent while resisting arrest.
- Central Diner’s owner and witnesses say the operation did not target the restaurant, no customers were harmed, and the diner resumed normal hours after briefly closing.
- Local immigrant-rights groups confronted the scene and federal oversight has not commented, raising calls for answers about use-of-force rules and warrant protocol that could prompt further inquiries.