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Other federal state local agencies including Immigration and Customs Enforcement showed up soon after sending many in the crowd running or hiding

Agents pointed automatic rifles set off flash-bang grenades arrested Mr Tellez searched several buildings

The F.B.I. arrived first on Oct 19 Mr Carter said

Everyone there was herded to the end of the track

Alex Zamora was home prepping for the upcoming week when his phone erupted

An undercover agent reported seeing couriers taking cash from people in the crowd in August and September

Nikki Ramirez-Smith began receiving panicked calls

Ivan Tellez ran races for several years according to court documents and county land-use permits

A confidential informant complained to the F.B.I. about gambling in February 2025

Federal investigators found betting brackets posted on the Facebook page of a man whom Mr Tellez frequently called or texted

Investigators used court warrants to track transactions on smartphone apps

About 60 percent of Wilder’s population identifies as Latino but their voting preference is unclear

Idaho is 84 percent white and one of the most Republican states 91 percent of voters in Wilder backed President Trump in 2024

The immigration raid nearly destroyed the community of Wilder a town of 1725 about 10 miles from the Oregon-Idaho border

Farmers founded the community in the early 1900s believing federal irrigation projects would improve crop yields and hoping a railroad line would pass this way

Wilder won’t know the impact until planting season begins this spring

Ms Fernandez’s brother died in a car accident in 2017

John Carter said people put up canopies have someone get there early to snag a spot along the track

75 people rounded up that day have since been deported according to local immigration lawyers

Federal agents swarmed the track on Oct 19 with weapons drawn a helicopter overhead and unmarked SUVs screeching in on dirt roads