A large multi-agency law enforcement operation is underway at a private racetrack on Peckham Road in Wilder, Idaho, involving ICE, DEA, FBI, Border Patrol, Homeland Security Investigations, local police, and SWAT teams. Authorities are detaining numerous individuals, some of whom are zip-tied or chained and loaded into vans, while others, including children, have been released. The raid targets Ivan Tellez, the legal permanent resident owner of La Catedral Area, accused of running an illegal gambling operation involving pool bets placed via Facebook on horse races, which requires a state license. If convicted, Tellez faces up to five years in prison and significant fines.

The operation has caused family separations during what was reportedly a family racing event earlier in the day. Videos show heavily armed officers with dogs and helicopters securing the scene, and reports indicate the use of rubber bullets. Legal groups such as the ACLU of Idaho and Poder of Idaho are responding to the scene, and a community meeting is scheduled to assist those seeking missing family members. Local officials, including the Canyon County Sheriff, are engaging with the public as the situation develops.