Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials and the Nebraska State Patrol are conducting an apparent immigration raid at the Ventures tomato processing plant north of O’Neill, Neb on Highway 281.

An ICE spokesman says this is an ongoing investigation that began at 8:45 a.m. at the plant that employs 80 people in the town of 3,631 in Holt County.

Law enforcement officials are blocking the entrance to the plant and guards are surrounding the building. A Homeland Security bus pulled in front of the building and at least one person has been placed on the vehicle.

One plant employee says this raid could leave the company with just 20 employees and may stop operations all together, which could lead to a major impact on business and the town economy.

Gov. Pete Ricketts has been notified of the raid and says Nebraska businesses and people have to follow the federal law and that is what is being enforced on Wednesday.

According to reports, this is not the only immigration event happening in the state. Officials say more raids are happening in north-central Nebraska.

The last time a major immigration raid happened in Nebraska was in 2006 when law enforcement officials swarmed the Swift and Company beef plant in Grand Island. There were 261 arrests in the raid, but only one person was criminally charged. The effects of the raid eventually cost the plant $30 million in production.