ICE launched an enforcement operation at meat processing plants in Liberal and Dodge City, Kansas, detaining dozens of workers without advance notice to local officials, according to Liberal Vice Mayor Janeth Vazquez. Vazquez said she witnessed agents detain a mother who had a baby in her car, forcing a community volunteer to arrange for a family member to pick up the child. An immigrant rights advocate said some detained individuals had no criminal records, and residents reported ICE agents driving dangerously and racially profiling U.S. citizens. The operation caused widespread fear, with 120 students absent from one elementary school, businesses closing for the week, and workers missing shifts at National Beef and Cargill facilities.