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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Kittanning, PA) The Department of Homeland Security confirmed on Saturday that an investigation is underway after ICE agents arrested multiple people outside of a PennDOT driver’s license center in Armstrong County. This occurred on Friday. A spokesperson for DHS confirmed to WTAE that ICE responded to calls from the East Franklin Police Department after “concerned citizens reported an abnormally large amount of individuals” outside the PennDOT driver licensing center in Kittanning. DHS said in a statement that ICE arrested”13 illegal aliens from countries including Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan.” Officials stated that one individual resisted arrest and assaulted a local officer.