最新报道:According to Bijie.com, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raided the Lonestar Dream Bitcoin mining facility in Pyote, Texas, on September 30th. Witnesses at the scene reported the presence of numerous government officials, including agents from ICE, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). After several individuals failed to produce valid identification, law enforcement officers removed 12 to 13 employees from the site, including several foreign nationals whose visas had expired. Pyote, and West Texas in general, is a popular hub for Bitcoin miners. In late 2024, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) began sporadically seizing and confiscating imported ASIC mining machines at ports of entry. In some cases, CBP detained the hardware for months, charging the affected companies storage fees without providing clear reasons for the ASICs being flagged and detained. CBP continued to detain certain shipments after Trump took office, and did not begin releasing the detained hardware until late in the first quarter of 2025 and early in the second quarter.