Alabama elementary school construction site raided by ICE, 11 arrested
A construction site at a school in Baldwin County was raided by federal immigration agents Wednesday morning.
The superintendent said the district is cooperating with law enforcement.
“Our contracts with our construction projects require compliance with federal law. At this time, we have no indication of any wrongdoing,” said Eddie Tyler, superintendent of Baldwin County Schools, in a statement Wednesday.
The raid at Loxley Elementary School occurred at about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to WKRG. The station reported 11 people were arrested.
“We remain committed to transparency and accountability in all of our operations,” Tyler said.
The raid comes as President Donald Trump is asking officials to arrest up to 3,000 people each day.
So far in 2025, immigration arrests in Alabama have roughly doubled from the rate of 2024. While many people arrested have had a criminal record, increasing numbers do not have previous arrests or convictions, AL.com found.
The most numbers of arrests in Alabama so far this year have occurred in Baldwin and Mobile counties.
Local law enforcement in those counties recently joined a national partnership program that allows them to work alongside federal agents to arrest immigrants who are unlawfully in the country.
A spokesperson for U.S. Customs and Immigration did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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