{"id":413950,"date":"2026-09-29T18:26:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T18:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/413950\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T18:26:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T18:26:25","slug":"ice-raid-at-tallahassee-food-truck-sends-workers-scrambling-to-flee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/413950\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE raid at Tallahassee food truck sends workers scrambling to flee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid in <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_3396613\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/southeast\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Tallahassee, Florida<\/a>, prompted mass chaos as security footage showed food truck workers scrambling to flee from federal agents on Friday.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Workers at Chile &amp; Chili\u2019s Taqueria Tallahassee scurried in and out of the food truck\u2019s trailers when federal authorities rolled onto the scene, according to video obtained by Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Video shows one of the workers, a woman, being apprehended by authorities.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Three of the individuals seen running in the video were Guatemalan nationals who had not yet finalized immigration paperwork, the food truck\u2019s owner <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_3396614\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/09\/28\/tallahassee-food-truck-shutting-down-due-safety-concerns-after-ice-detains-three-people-owner-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">reportedly told WCTV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_3396615\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/exclusive-la-ice-director-reveals-officers-followed-home-harassed-police-fail-help-sanctuary-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">EXCLUSIVE: LA ICE DIRECTOR REVEALS OFFICERS FOLLOWED HOME, HARASSED AS POLICE FAIL TO HELP IN SANCTUARY CITY<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ICE_raid.jpg\" alt=\"Immigration authorities detain a worker at Chile &amp; Chili\u2019s Tallahassee in Tallahassee, Florida during a raid on Sept. 25, 2026.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Immigration authorities detain a worker at Chile &amp; Chili\u2019s Tallahassee in Florida during a raid on Sept. 25, 2026. (Chile &amp; Chili\u2019s Tallahassee via Storyful)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The owner has also reportedly closed the food truck, WCTV reported, citing safety concerns and the remaining employees quitting in the wake of the raid.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_3396616\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/minnesotas-anti-ice-aid-fund-becomes-latest-casualty-states-embarrassing-fraud-problem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">MINNESOTA&#8217;S ANTI-ICE AID FUND BECOMES LATEST CASUALTY OF STATE&#8217;S EMBARRASSING FRAUD PROBLEM<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Despite the apparent closure, the incident prompted community organizers to plan an <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_3396617\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/socialist-communist-groups-coordinate-promote-spontaneous-anti-ice-protests-austin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">anti-ICE rally<\/a> at the food truck\u2019s Tennessee Street location on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;ICE has been attacking our neighbors and destroying our community for too long!&#8221; an Instagram post shared by the restaurant and the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_3396618\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/immigration\/immigrant-rights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Tallahassee Immigrant Rights Alliance<\/a> read.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ICE_raid_Tallahassee.jpg\" alt=\"Immigration authorities detain a worker at Chile &amp; Chili\u2019s Tallahassee in Tallahassee, Florida during a raid on Sept. 25, 2026.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Immigration authorities detain a worker at Chile &amp; Chili\u2019s Tallahassee in Florida, during a raid on Sept. 25, 2026. (Chile &amp; Chili\u2019s Tallahassee via Storyful)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_3396619\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/exclusive-dhs-secretary-mullin-slams-sanctuary-politicians-attacks-ice-officers-skyrocket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">EXCLUSIVE: DHS SECRETARY MULLIN SLAMS SANCTUARY POLITICIANS AS ATTACKS ON ICE OFFICERS SKYROCKET<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;We need to show up and demand ICE Out! We\u2019ll be holding a rally at Chile &amp; Chili\u2019s, one of many local businesses and families under attack by ICE. Join us in showing support as we build towards a place where everyone can be free to live!&#8221; the post concluded.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ice-agent-american-flag-haitian-tps-enforcement-ohio-springfield.jpg\" alt=\"ICE agent stands before American flag as Haitian TPS enforcement operations loom\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent stands before a large American flag. (Charly Triballeau\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Chile &amp; Chili\u2019s also started a GoFundMe that has raised nearly $13,000 in the days following the raid.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Fox News Digital contacted ICE and Chile &amp; Chili\u2019s for confirmation and further comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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