A worker connected to Meta’s operations was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, prompting colleagues to discuss the incident on internal message boards and organize support efforts. The episode is part of a broader pattern of immigration enforcement actions touching Meta’s workforce and facilities.
In December 2025, a Senegalese asylum seeker named Serigne, the brother of Meta cafeteria dishwasher Abdoul Mbengue, was detained by ICE. That arrest galvanized Meta’s cafeteria staff, who mobilized support and launched fundraising efforts on behalf of their colleague’s family.
On January 14-15, 2026, ICE agents arrested two dump truck drivers near Meta’s Hyperion data center construction site in Richland Parish, Louisiana.
Inside the internal response
Meta employees didn’t stay quiet. Internal message boards became a venue for discussing the detentions, with colleagues expressing concern about the treatment of workers who, while not always direct Meta employees, are integral to the company’s day-to-day operations.
