A local homeless shelter was raided by Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in south-central El Paso.

A federal search warrant was conducted at Dame La Mano, a pregnancy crisis shelter at 1014 Virginia Street.

Leticia Zamaripa, spokeswoman for Homeland Security, told KFOX14 agents were looking for evidence as part of an ongoing criminal investigation.

Special agents just before 6 a.m. woke up mothers and their children. Thirty occupants at the shelter were taken to the Salvation Army, said Zamaripa.

Special arrangements were made to help get the kids to school Tuesday morning.

Zamaripa said Homeland Security has been working with the city of El Paso on this investigation for more than a year.

"There have been no arrest. Nobody is in custody at this time. The only thing that is happening this morning [Tuesday] is the execution of two search warrants one here and the other at a westside El Paso home.

Federal agents were also at the home of Rosa Arellano, the shelter's founder. KFOX14 went to Arellano's home but nobody answered the door.

The city of El Paso closed the shelter Tuesday morning as a result of the search.

KFOX14 reported on complaints from the public about women who were staying at the shelter being asked to solicit money on the streets.

KFOX14 has been reporting since 2006 about violations Dame La Mano has faced.

At one point, the organization was accused of asking their clients to share food they received from WIC with other families at the shelter.

In May, a criminal investigation was launched into allegations of misuse of the organization's funds.

Homeland Security and city officials won't release why there is a criminal investigation.

When KFOX14 returned to the shelter, there was public notice stickers that read, "Danger" on its building.

Family members of Arellano were at the shelter trying to remove the stickers. They told KFOX14 they were told to remove them.

Arellano and her family said the city of El Paso made a mistake and that the shelter was not shut down.

City officials confirmed that the shelter will remain open.

"They're all false allegations ... up to now there isn't one paper that says we're closed down. We went to the city and they said we're open. Take everything off [referring to stickers]," said Arellano.

City officials said they found several maintenance violations at the shelter and gave Arellano 30 days to have repairs done.