ICE said Friday that a report by a Telemundo station in Puerto Rico about a family being detained in Milwaukee was "completely false."

The rumor circulated at the same time as reports of ICE raids in Puerto Rican and Dominican communities in New Jersey.

Three members of an American family were picked up and hauled to a detention center in Milwaukee - all because they were heard speaking Spanish. The elderly woman, along with her daughter and baby grandson - who wish to remain anonymous out of fear - were shopping at a department store,

Elected officials and Milwaukee immigration advocates say they are working to authenticate the incident but have few details to go on.

A toddler, his mother, and his grandmother—all American citizens—were detained and taken to an immigration detention center by U.S. officials in Milwaukee after they were overheard speaking Spanish, according to a Monday report by Telemundo Puerto Rico.

A Puerto Rican family, including a toddler, was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Milwaukee after being overheard speaking Spanish; this incident is the latest in a surge of racial profiling concerns amid Trump's immigration crackdown.