Seven people were arrested during an immigration raid at a car wash in the Bixby Knolls neighborhood of Long Beach on Saturday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security says.

Humerto Ramirez was getting his car washed at Bixby Knolls Car Wash with his wife when the raid took place. He said about 10 unmarked cars pulled up and blocked the exit.

In a statement to CBS Los Angeles, DHS confirmed that U.S. Border Patrol conducted a "targeted immigration enforcement operation in Long Beach," where seven individuals were arrested. DHS also confirmed that the individuals were from El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico.

General manager Ramon Paz said several employees were arrested during the incident. He explained it was very difficult to watch and described the employees as hard workers. Long Beac

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