2 arrested, 11 undocumented immigrants detained in human trafficking bust on West Side

The arrests and detentions were made at a home in the 100 block of Westhaven Place, according to a representative of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The arrests and detentions were made at a home in the 100 block of Westhaven Place, according to a representative of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Photo: Google Maps Photo: Google Maps Image 1 of / 32 Caption Close 2 arrested, 11 undocumented immigrants detained in human trafficking bust on West Side 1 / 32 Back to Gallery

Two men were arrested and 11 undocumented immigrants were detained Sunday after authorities discovered them during an ongoing gang investigation into human trafficking.

Jesus Antonio Martinez Cerda and Israel Benavidez were both expected to be charged with transporting and harboring undocumented aliens.

The arrests and detentions were made at a home in the 100 block of Westhaven Place, according to a representative of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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The suspects who have been charged are Jesus Antonio Martinez Cerda and Israel Benavidez. Immigrants there were ordered to strip to their underwear, according to a federal affidavit.

The house was raided as part of an already going on investigation not related to the trailer deaths.

After a court appearance Monday, Martinez and Benavidez were ordered detained pending bail hearings. Two of the 11 immigrants recovered at the house, one from Mexico and one from Honduras, were ordered held late Monday by a judge as material witnesses.

Nina Pruneda, a public affairs officer for ICE, said the arrests are not connected to the human trafficking case in which dozens of people were trapped in a tractor-trailer parked in a Walmart parking lot, resulting in 10 deaths as of Monday afternoon.

The investigation into the gang-related human trafficking case continues, Pruneda said.

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