Taco Chain forced to shut down seven locations due to ICE raids.

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An Arizona taco chain was forced to close seven of its restaurants after dozens of its workers were detained by ICE.

Taco Giro, which operates nine locations in the state and one in Mexico, lost about 10 percent of its staff after ICE agents raided their homes.

Cesar Rodriguez, director of operations for eatery, confirmed the seven closures to the Tucson Sentinel, though three have since reopened.

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Forty-six workers were swept up in the raids, which were part of an operation by the Department of Homeland Security, the Internal Revenue Service and other federal agencies.

'Basically, they corralled everyone in the homes where they were living, which was a couple of houses,' Rodriguez told the publication.

'And they came into the establishment to verify documentation and some questioning items what they were investigating on and pretty much that was it.'

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He described the chain as a 'mom and pop' restaurant, and said the owners never had the money to afford E-Verify — a system that verifies the employment eligibility of workers.

When employees were hired, they were required to provide a copy of their identification along with other paperwork proving their right to work, Rodriguez said.

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