"The Sheriff's Office in Louisiana's Richland Parish, where the massive Hyperion Data Center is under construction, said Wednesday that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained two dump truck drivers traveling to the site during a traffic stop inspection. "During those stops, two drivers were arrested by ICE due to their immigration status," the office said. The drivers were from Guatemala and Honduras."
"The Meta project is the largest of several multi-gigawatt data centers that CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said will come online. Wednesday's arrests crystallize an issue that companies have increasingly had to grapple with over the past year: how to prepare workers for an ICE encounter, whether on or off company property. The action also follows a recent surge of ICE activity in cities and towns across the US."
Two dump truck drivers were arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement near Meta's Hyperion Data Center construction site in Richland Parish, Louisiana during a traffic-stop inspection of vehicles heading to the site. The drivers were from Guatemala and Honduras. Officials said ICE did not enter the construction site. Meta declined to comment. The Hyperion project is a multi-gigawatt data center initiative tied to expanding AI computing capacity. The arrests underscore the need for companies to prepare workers for potential ICE encounters on or off company property. The activity follows a broader recent surge in ICE operations across the United States. Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry supports President Trump's immigration policies. Public records show the state receives nearly $1 million monthly to house detainees at Angola prison.
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