Reporter faces backlash for warning illegal immigrants of ICE raids
By lauraharris // 2025-05-10
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  • Pablo Manriquez, founder of Migrant Insider, alerted undocumented immigrants in Washington D.C. about planned Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids targeting restaurants, delivery workers and a bilingual charter school (Mundo Verde).
  • The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) criticized Manriquez, calling his actions "sickening" and accusing him of endangering law enforcement while aiding criminal aliens.
  • A separate incident revealed that a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) personnel allegedly leaked details of a planned ICE raid in Los Angeles, allowing gang members (Tren de Aragua) to evade arrest.
  • Former ICE Director Tom Homan warned that such leaks jeopardize officer safety, as suspects could prepare ambushes or flee before enforcement actions.
  • The incidents highlight broader conflicts between immigration activists, law enforcement and government agencies over transparency, enforcement tactics and public safety.
Pablo Manriquez, a reporter and founder of Migrant Insider, is under fire after alerting undocumented immigrants in Washington D.C. about impending Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids targeting restaurants, delivery workers and a local charter school. In a now-viral post, Manriquez announced that ICE planned to conduct operations this week, focusing on undocumented workers in the food service and gig economy sectors. He alleged that agents would arrive after breakfast hours and before dinner, specifically targeting Subway franchises, DoorDash and Uber Eats drivers and employees attempting to flee through restaurant back doors. He also warned that ICE would be present at Mundo Verde Public Charter School, a bilingual institution serving many children of immigrant parents. "We are told that they're going to show up at these restaurants to do I-9 [employment eligibility documents] inspections and then station officers in the back of the restaurant for anybody who tries to flee out the back. Another place they're going to be targeting is bilingual public charter schools, including the Mundo Verde [Green World] public [charter] school system right here in Washington, D.C.," Manriquez posted on social media. "So be aware, know your rights and the Amica Center [for Immigrant Rights] right here in Washington tells us that they are standing by to receive your calls if you are detained... Share this video, share this information. We will be posting about it on migrantinsider.com, where we broke the story early today… and if you are detained, call the Amica Center right here in D.C." The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) swiftly condemned the post, with spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin calling it "sickening" and accusing Manriquez of aiding criminal aliens while putting law enforcement at risk. "It is sickening that this ‘reporter’ is putting law enforcement lives at risk and doing the bidding of violent criminal aliens and gang members," McLaughlin said.

FBI personnel leaked ICE operation

This is not the first time ICE operations have been compromised. In February, former acting ICE Director and Border Czar Tom Homan accused a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) personnel of allegedly leaking a planned raid in Los Angeles targeting criminal gang members. (Related: DHS chief Kristi Noem identifies two LEAKERS of ICE raids, warns of felony prosecution.) "Some of the information we are receiving tends to lead toward the FBI," Homan said in an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity at that time. Homan said he spoke with Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove, who told him that investigators have identified a suspect responsible for leaking information ahead of a major ICE operation in Aurora, Colorado. The tip-off allegedly allowed members of the Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua to flee before agents arrived, leaving mostly empty apartments in their wake. "We are sending a strong message – [the leaks are] just giving the bad guys a heads-up so they can escape apprehension," he said. "You're putting officers' lives at risk. It's only a matter of time before we walk into a place where there's going to be a bad guy who doesn't care. He's going to be sitting and waiting for the officers to show up and ambush them. This is not a game." Head over to InvasionUSA.news for more similar stories. Watch as Tom Homan says, "We're going to take the handcuffs off ICE."
This video is from the NewsClips channel on Brighteon.com.

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Sources include: TheNationalPulse.com Townhall.com NYPost.com Brighteon.com
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