Overview

• FBI Milwaukee said 21 people lacking legal status were detained in a multi‑agency operation with ICE, assisted by the U.S. Marshals Service, DEA, CBP and IRS Criminal Investigation.
• Nine of those detained were targeted as suspects in sexual assault or trafficking of minor girls, according to the FBI.
• Photos posted by the FBI show early‑morning arrests in the parking lot of the Manitowoc Walmart.
• The Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Office confirmed two detainees are in the county jail, and the locations of the other 19 have not been disclosed.
• Advocacy groups including Voces de la Frontera, Crusaders for Justicia and Forward Latino are assisting families and pressing for information, while the FBI says no further details will be released at this time.