Overview
- Nine Allston Car Wash employees were detained on Nov. 4; a DHS official says all were in the country illegally.
- BU College Republicans president Zac Segal posted that he had called ICE for months and later issued a longer defense of his actions.
- DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the operation was highly targeted and based on law enforcement intelligence rather than a tip from a student.
- The car wash owner said Segal never contacted management and called labeling workers 'criminals' reckless as the business cut hours after the raid.
- Lawyers contend many detainees had valid work permits but were not allowed to retrieve them, with bond hearings expected next week and local leaders urging BU to address the episode.