Immigrant agents in the central Wisconsin area have arrested 8 undocumented immigrants from Wausau, Abbotsford, Colby, and Dorchester.

After the arrests Newschannel 7 was approached by Tony Gonzalez, a local translator who has close connections with the central Wisconsin Hispanic community.

"What happened was that I received information starting on Friday that immigration agents were in town and some people were taken into custody by ice agents yesterday. As of yesterday and today that have taken people in the Colby and Abbotsford area also,” Gonzalez said.

After visiting each town, there were a total of eight people arrested.

"As far as individuals that were arrested, we know of at least five in the Wausau area, and three in the Colby Abbotsford and the Dorchester area," Gonzalez added.

"It appears the immigration agents did come with warrants for individuals in particular, specific for somebody," Gonzalez mentioned.

According to Tony Gonzales, three of the arrested immigrants are being deported and some have been released back to the public.

"A couple of them have already been released from Milwaukee because they have no background of criminal activity," Gonzalez said.

Monday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement sent Newschannel 7 a statement saying, "U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers are out in the community every day conducting targeted arrests. ICE continues to focus its enforcement resources on individuals who pose a threat to national security, public safety and border security. ICE conducts targeted immigration enforcement in compliance with federal law and agency policy. While looking for those specific individuals, ICE officers sometimes encounter others who are also in violation of U.S. immigration laws. However, as leadership has made clear, ICE does not exempt classes or categories of removable aliens from potential enforcement. All of those in violation of U.S. immigration laws may be subject to immigration arrest, detention and, if found removable by final order, removal from the United States."