Manila, May 21 -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday night clarified that no Filipino was arrested in the raid conducted by United States immigration authorities in Hawaii early this month.

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on May 6 raided the home of a group of teachers in Kahului, Maui, and temporarily detained them. Among those detained were Filipino nationals working legally in Hawaii on J-1 visas.

"The Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu has reached out to the Filipino J-1 teachers in Maui who were affected by an operation of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). They informed the Consulate that none of them have been arrested and they are safe and in good condition," DFA Spokespers...