CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Albemarle High School students reported witnessing an adult male being forcibly taken out of a vehicle and into custody by masked officers Monday morning near a school bus stop on Rio Road.

School spokesperson Jason Grant told Cville Right Now that students reported the incident to the principal at the high school.

“We don’t have any reason to believe that a student was detained,” Grant said. “We don’t have any records to indicate it was a student. What I can tell you is, we had students notify administration that they believed there was an ICE arrest.”

An Albemarle County spokesperson told Cville Right Now, “because the county is not involved, we do not have details.”

An Albemarle County police spokesperson said, “ACPD is not involved in immigration detention orders.” They referred Cville Right Now to the Department of Homeland Security for more information.

“We understand that these kind of events can create concerns in the community, trauma in the community,” Grant said. “Our counselors are available and are aware this issue is going on.”

Videos and photos posted on social media appear to confirm the details of the encounter.

ICE practices have come under increased scrutiny since the shooting deaths of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis, Minn. The fact that agents are carrying out immigration enforcement operations while wearing masks, not displaying badges and not having warrants in some cases, has raised civil rights concerns.

In April 2025, ICE agents detained two men at the Albemarle County Courthouse in Charlottesville, raising community concerns over the agencies tactics and prompting Del. Katrina Callsen to sponsor a bill limiting ICE actions at courthouses, schools and hospitals.

That bill passed both houses of the General Assembly but was returned by Gov. Abigail Spanberger in a form that Callsen said weakened it. Callsen did not plan to accept the Governor’s amendments, leaving the bill open to veto.