A Michigan man openly admitted to calling ICE on roofers working at his relatives’ home, and he didn’t seem particularly concerned about who heard him say it. In a video of the immigration enforcement operation, he uses a racial slur to describe the workers and proudly points out that he is “half Mexican” but has legal status.
Meanwhile, agents can be seen surrounding the house and taking workers into custody.
The video was shared on Instagram by @peopleoverpapers and on X by @LongTimeHistory. It was recorded in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, where ICE agents were carrying out an operation at a home where roofing work was underway.
The man, wearing a bright neon-yellow shirt, tells the person recording that the property belongs to his aunt and uncle. He then says, “We got [expletive] three dirty [expletive] in there that are held up.”
When the woman filming asks what that has to do with him, he responds, “I’m half Mexican, remember that. Legal.”
She immediately challenges his decision to report the workers. “Who hired them and called ICE on them? Don’t call ICE on them. They didn’t do anything to you. They got no work. They came to work,” she says, repeatedly pointing out that the men were there to do their jobs.
The man tells her, “You need to get a job,” while an ICE agent nearby orders people to move away from the road. The woman continues defending the workers, saying they have families and are simply trying to earn a living.
As the confrontation continues, another woman makes a sarcastic remark about the agents’ ability to do the same work, saying, “I bet you they can’t even hang up a mirror.”
The video also shows agents moving around the house, with a ladder positioned against the roof as workers are brought down. According to Mlive, at least two roofers were detained.
Reports also indicated that one person had Temporary Protected Status, while another person at the scene identified himself as a U.S. citizen whose brother had been arrested.
Internet Reacts to Michigan Man Calling ICE on Roofers
People online were quick to criticize the man’s comments. One person wrote, “The man who called ICE is just another MAGA racist and loser. Looks more like someone trying to cheat workers out of their pay than any real concern about the law. Same playbook as their idol.”
Another said, “It’s sad that their life is so pathetic that the only way they can feel good about themself is to be cruel to others.” One viewer questioned why the man waited until the roofing work was underway to report the workers, writing, “Oh I’d be giving this guy soooooo much *expletive* after this! Like dude you waited until the job was over to report them.”
Someone else simply asked, “Man, [expletive] is wrong with people.” Another commenter took a different angle, saying, “Tear the roof off that house. No ticket no laundry. Theft of service regardless who’s working legally here or not.”
One person also questioned why the family that hired the workers was not facing scrutiny, writing, “Why isn’t ICE arresting the family for knowingly hiring illegal immigrants? These people don’t care about the law, they just care about their bigotry.”
The footage does not establish exactly how many people were detained or what happened to each worker afterward. However, the man’s comments about calling ICE on the people working at his relatives’ home have become a major focus of the online reaction.
