Overview
- Taco Giro says seven Arizona locations remain closed indefinitely while three have reopened in Tucson on Valencia, Casa Grande and Sierra Vista.
- ICE reports 46 arrests following 16 search warrants executed across nine restaurants and seven related residences in southern Arizona.
- Company operations chief Cesar Rodriguez says hires provided ID and I‑9 forms, denies cash payments and trafficking allegations, and says he does not know the detained workers’ whereabouts.
- Protests erupted at raid sites, with officers deploying chemical agents; Rep. Adelita Grijalva says she was pepper‑sprayed, a claim DHS disputes, and ICE says two U.S. citizens were arrested for assault and obstruction.
- ICE says further Arizona enforcement is planned, while Taco Giro recruits and trains staff and evaluates underperforming sites for potential closure.