ICE Surrounds Wrong House and Arrests Man With No Criminal Record

ICE Agents Surround House for Nine Hours and Arrest the Wrong Person

Serious Address Confusion

Possible Constitutional Violations

An operation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents has triggered controversy after a serious identification error in Tennessee.

For nine hours, agents surrounded the wrong home, obtained a warrant, and ultimately arrested a person who was not named in it.

Why it matters: The case raises potential constitutional violations, including rights under the Fourth and Fifth Amendments, highlighting major procedural failures.

ICE Error After Arrest: They Surrounded the Wrong House

BREAKING: ICE agents surrounded the WRONG HOUSE for NINE HOURS… got a warrant… and still arrested the wrong person.

They were looking for Gerson Manuel Portillo-Escobar, a human trafficking suspect who lived at 919 Hamilton Crossings Station, Antioch, Tennessee.

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Agents were searching for Gerson Manuel Portillo-Escobar, a human trafficking suspect, according to Telemundo.

The correct address was 919 Hamilton Crossings Station in Antioch, Tennessee.

However, agents went to a house marked 939—a completely different property.

Miguel Antonio Blanco lived there and has no criminal record.

Despite having the correct name, address, and photograph of the real suspect, agents failed to properly use that information.

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Nine Hours of Pressure

Agents saw Miguel Antonio Blanco enter his own home and assumed he was the suspect.

For nine hours, they surrounded the house and shouted another person’s name.

Miguel repeatedly told them it was a mistake.

His warnings were ignored.

Agents continued trying to gain entry, maintaining pressure for hours.

Warrant and Wrongful Arrest

After the prolonged operation, agents obtained a warrant.

They then forcibly entered the home.

The man arrested was Miguel Antonio Blanco.

However, his name did not appear on the warrant.

The arrest took place despite the availability of correct information about the actual suspect.

The case has raised serious questions about the legality of the operation.

It points to a possible violation of the Fourth Amendment, which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.

There are also concerns about due process under the Fifth Amendment.

This is because the government cannot ignore verifiable facts and proceed with a detention anyway.

The incident highlights failures in data verification during enforcement operations.

Agents had the correct information—but did not use it.

The result was the detention of a man with no criminal record and no connection to the investigation.