Two men reportedly detained by ICE agents at Columbus apartment complex

Videos and images shared with The Dispatch by residents at an apartment complex on Columbus’ Northeast Side shows immigration agents swarming the area, peeking into vehicles and taking a man into custody.

The Dec. 19 incident is one of dozens of reported around Columbus in recent days, spurring concern among the city’s immigrant community as well as with city officials, faith leaders and immigration attorneys who contend immigrants here legally with green cards or otherwise following proper procedure are among those being detained.

Mackenzie Lewis, 26, said she was getting ready to leave her residence at The Gardens Apartments when the agents rolled into the complex with Ford pickup trucks and SUVs.

Lewis said throughout the nearly hour-long ordeal, around seven or eight agents swarmed the complex and were looking into vehicles. They eventually arrested two men who appeared to be Hispanic, said Lewis.

“There was way too many agents [just to arrest] two people,” said Lewis. She also found it disturbing that they were dressed in full tactical gear. At one point, the agents were chasing one of the men on foot around the complex before they were able to grab him.

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