Workers Fleeing Immigration Raid Scale a Fence at the C.I.A.

Immigration and Custom Enforcement officers raided a construction site near the Central Intelligence Agency on Wednesday, and some fleeing workers tried to scale the fence surrounding the agency’s headquarters.

The security incident snarled traffic and shut down access to the agency’s campus in Langley, Va., for more than hour, according to people briefed on the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a law enforcement matter.

When ICE officers descended on the construction site, workers ran in various directions. Several fled toward the C.I.A. campus, where some jumped over an outer fence and then tried to scale a larger fence that surrounds the facility.

Immigration officers did not notify the agency of plans for the raid, adding to the chaos of the situation, according to the people briefed on the incident. {snip}

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