The Department of Homeland Security disputed media reports alleging ICE agents raided the wrong residence during an April 24, 2025 operation in Oklahoma City, stating the search targeted a property identified through months of surveillance as a hub for the Lima Lopez Transnational Criminal Organization. DHS said the warrant, authorized by a federal judge and supported by an 84-page probable cause affidavit, was aimed at seizing evidence — not specific individuals — from a location used for human and drug smuggling. The operation resulted in eight arrests tied to the multi-year investigation into a network that charged approximately $5,000 per migrant smuggled into the country.

Read more: EXCLUSIVE: DHS Fires Back at Claims ICE Raided ‘Wrong Home’ in Oklahoma Smuggling Investigation