LINCOLN COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A small business's doors have closed after a restaurant manager and cook were taken into custody by ICE agents. The two men were arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials at a restaurant in Hamlin.

ICE Officials tell WSAZ they conducted a targeted enforcement on Thursday, May 4 near El Cerro Mexican Restaurant, netting two arrests. The officials confirm that both the men were employees of the restaurant but were arrested in the parking lot outside.

The restaurant owner, Magro Magna, tells WSAZ he has since shut down the restaurant. He says there were only three employees running the business, and with two of them being detained, he has no choice but to close the restaurant for the immediate future.

ICE Officials did not release the names of the two men arrested, but the restaurant owner did confirm them to WSAZ: Julio Gallardo and David Paxtien. Magna tells WSAZ he was under the impression that both men were in the United States on U.S. visas but believes their visas have expired.

El Cerro Mexican Restaurant is located on Court Avenue in Hamlin.

ICE officials say the men will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.

The officials also released the following statement: "U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation officers conduct enforcement actions every day around the country and here in West Virginia as part of the agency's ongoing efforts to uphold public safety and border security. ICE's enforcement actions are targeted and lead driven. ICE does not conduct sweeps or raids that target aliens indiscriminately."

No other information is available at this time.