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1st Zipps Sports Grill location reopens following ICE raids
Federal agents arrested more than 35 undocumented immigrants during raids at 14 Zipps Sports Grill locations amid an investigation into unlawful employment and identity fraud.
- On Jan. 28, one Zipps Sports Grill reopened at 11 a.m. in Tempe near McClintock Drive and Warner Road, just days after federal search warrants were served.
- Homeland Security Investigations served court-authorized warrants at 14 Zipps locations, and the U.S. Attorney's Office said this was part of a months-long criminal probe at 15 sites.
- HSI Arizona and partner agencies executed operations, detaining more than 35 people while agents checked IDs, took photos and requested social security numbers.
- Restaurant closures left Zipps employees uncertain about job security and paychecks Tuesday, while hundreds of protesters demonstrated, with three or four people hospitalized including one seizure.
- Zipps said it is cooperating fully as federal officials have not shared details and no charges have been announced, adding it is "working on getting additional locations open in the coming days," the company wrote on Instagram.
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Update on the Zipps Investigation as Locations Remain Closed
One Zipps Sports Grill location has begun reopening as the company navigates an ongoing federal investigation that led to the temporary closure of restaurants across the Valley. According to a social media post published Wednesday morning, the Zipps location at McClintock and Warner in Tempe reopened at 11 a.m., marking the first confirmed reopening since federal authorities executed search… Source
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