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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Feb 4, 2026

Federal prosecutors on Jan. 23 charged two American citizens connected to a Hardin Valley construction site after an immigration raid, alleging they harbored undocumented workers for financial gain and interfered with federal agents, Knox News reports. Tyler Shane Wells of Morristown and Alexander Bonilla-Servin of Smyrna were indicted on charges including harboring undocumented immigrants for commercial advantage and forcibly impeding federal officers. Prosecutors allege the pair conducted counter-surveillance and that Bonilla-Servin used his truck to strike an agent’s vehicle as it entered the site, a claim disputed by witnesses who say an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent struck his vehicle and agents then drew weapons and removed him. Bonilla-Servin also faces a separate obstruction charge filed Jan. 13, according to the news outlet. U.S. Magistrate Judge Debra Poplin ordered him released pending trial, finding he was not a danger.