A spokesperson confirmed 14 people were taken into custody on alleged immigration violations. ST PAUL, Minn. — Two days after federal immigration arrests at a St. Paul business, ICE officials are making their first public comments about the operation. According to an unnamed DHS spokesperson in an email to Twin Cities area journalists, ICE officers executed a federal search warrant that resulted in the arrests of 14 people on alleged immigration violations. The spokesperson alleged one of the individuals arrested had past domestic abuse charges, and another individual had allegedly "committed a felony by illegally re-entering the U.S." "Worksite enforcement remains a cornerstone of our efforts to protect public safety, national security, and economic stability while rescuing individuals who may be victims of labor trafficking or exploitation," the emailed statement read. The statement did not provide any additional details about the persons arrested, including names, ages, genders or any specific charges they may be facing. It is unclear how many of the 14 people arrested remain in custody. The raid at Bro-Tex LLC on Tuesday morning was captured on video by KARE 11 cameras, as a crowd of onlookers began protesting the operation. St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter told KARE 11 that the city was never informed that a raid would be taking place. The following day, St. Paul Mayor-elect Kaohly Her joined activists demanding to know more information from federal officials about who was arrested and why. The federal confirmation of 14 arrests matches the number that family members of the detainees told KARE 11 on Wednesday. KARE 11 spoke to a family member of two men arrested in the operation, who said they were being held at the Sherburne County jail without access to medication. "He comes to work, he supports his family. A good guy, no criminal," Jesus Trejo told KARE 11, saying his mother's fiancé and his uncle were arrested. Trejo said both men are undocumented from Mexico. Trejo said his mother's fiancé called his mother when the raid began and said agents "stormed" the building. "All the attorneys that we've got in contact with have told us that there's nothing that we can do for him," Trejo said.