DETROIT – ICE agents requested the presence of the Detroit Police Department during a raid on the city’s west side.
When Local 4 arrived on Monday (June 30), DPD officers were still on the scene near Joy Road and Livernois.
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ICE confirmed they were in town to arrest Marcos Fabian Arita Bautista, who they said was in the United States illegally from Honduras.
"A federal agency requested the Detroit Police presence to keep the peace as they were executing a federal search warrant for a wanted individual.
Officers were standing by when a subject interfered with the federal investigation by attempting to block authorities with his vehicle.
Officers approached that subject who then ran from their vehicle. Officers pursued the subject and took them into custody.
Another subject was arrested for Malicious Destruction of Property of a separate federal vehicle.
An officer also deployed pepper spray after protestors entered the street and approached a scout car that was attempting to drive away.
The Detroit Police Department does not engage in immigration enforcement.
Our mission is public safety for both law enforcement and the public.
We support peaceful protesting but will not tolerate any action that puts officers or anyone else in danger."
Detroit police Chief Todd Bettison
They also said Bautista had been deported twice before.
ICE said Bautista tried to run from agents, but they tracked him down to a home, got a search warrant, and arrested him.
“Arita has been removed from this country twice and fled from law enforcement officers to try and escape a situation of his own making.
If you have a final order of removal and there is no legal pathway for you to remain in the United States, ICE must lawfully carry out that removal.”
ICE ERO Detroit acting Field Office Director Kevin Raycraft
ICE said Bautista illegally entered the United States near Falfurrias, Texas, in September 2015.
Border Patrol apprehended him, served with an expedited removal order, and deported to Honduras.
ICE said Bautista entered the U.S. illegally again in February 2018 near Hidalgo, Texas.
Border Patrol apprehended him again, reinstated his final order of removal, and deported him to Honduras.
Bautista pleaded guilty in 2022 to driving an unregistered vehicle, operating without required financial responsibility and assign improper title in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
ICE stated that in June 2025, ICE received information indicating Bautista was residing in the Detroit area.