TechFlow, September 30 — According to Blockspace, on September 29, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted a raid on the Lonestar Dream Bitcoin mining site in Pyote, Texas, primarily targeting an ASIC repair center operated at the site by ADW Tech, a company affiliated with Bitmain.
The law enforcement operation involved multiple government agencies, including ICE, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Eyewitnesses reported that law enforcement used helicopters, snipers, and other equipment during the raid, taking approximately 12 to 13 individuals into custody, most of whom were Chinese nationals holding expired visas.
