Construction workers fleeing an ICE raid at a building site near the CIA on Wednesday tried to scale fences around the spy agency’s headquarters, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers did not inform the agency of the raid in advance, and the incident caused a traffic jam outside the CIA complex in Langley, Virginia, during the morning commute, the source said.
The New York Times first reported the incident.
A CIA spokesperson said by email that law enforcement responded to a security incident at the agency complex but did not offer more details.
ICE did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Trying to evade the ICE officers who arrived at the building site, some construction workers ran toward the CIA headquarters and tried to climb the ring of fences that surround the complex, the source said.
As a precaution, the CIA temporarily shut down access to the agency to check whether the perimeter of the campus was secure. The workers who tried to scale the fences did not breach headquarters security or pose any threat, the source said.
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