Advocacy group says ICE detained four at Cedar Rapids data center site

Escucha Mi Voz Iowa reported the June 27 detentions of four men heading to the QTS construction site.

By Jordan BeckPublished Jul 14, 2026, 7:40 PM CT1 min read
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ICE agents detained four individuals in Cedar Rapids on June 27 while they were heading to work at the QTS data center construction site, according to immigrant advocacy group Escucha Mi Voz Iowa.

The four men are identified as Wilman Gorutt Muchacho, Dailyn Zambrano Morales, Lenin Primera Esis and Job Guerra Finol, the group reported.

Wilman Gorutt Muchacho said in a statement provided by the group, "They arrested me without telling me the reason or why they were doing it."

Escucha Mi Voz Iowa publicly reported the detentions on July 14. The incident involves workers connected to a major local construction project in Cedar Rapids and Linn County.

Sources

  1. 1.ICE detains 4 data center workers in Cedar Rapids, immigrant advocacy group says - KCRGGoogle News — Cedar Rapids & Linn County
  2. 2.After entering the country 10 years ago at age 11, Iowa man is detained by ICEKCRG — News
  3. 3.ICE detains 4 data center workers in Cedar Rapids, immigrant advocacy group saysKCRG
  4. 4.‘I was wearing a sundress’: Cedar Rapids protester speaks out after viral arrest videoKCRG — News

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