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2 arrested by ICE at Brainerd restaurant face federal charges

BRAINERD — The two men arrested Jan. 26 by the Department of Homeland Security at the now-for-sale El Potro Mexican Restaurant in downtown Brainerd were indicted in federal court. According to federal court documents, on Thursday, Jan. 29, Francisco Javier Montoya-Barboza, 35, was charged with one count of improper entry of an alien, a misdemeanor, and Jose Barajas-Farias, 52, was charged with reentry of a removed alien, a felony. Both are detai…

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Brainerd Dispatch broke the news in Brainerd, United States on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
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