The basic pattern is that the government allows a legal mess to get out of hand. Then because things are in such disarray, they create their own reason to come in like the gestapo.

How is it not blatant kidnapping if a specific person is not named in the warrant?

I can’t answer for RJP, but I’d say “No.” Nevertheless, any of us that are out without ID face the prospect that we will be harassed if the police have probable cause to detain us.

As the linked story made clear: the Sheriff’s Office was executing search warrants and had information that the business owner was knowingly hiring illegal aliens. The story also provides that of the 29 who were detained, 20 are suspected of identity theft.

The story actually shows that everyone was handcuffed, so skin color may have had nothing to do with it. But, presumably the search warrants were predicated on information that the illegal aliens/identity thieves were Hispanic, which would provide probable cause to detain. But that reflects my own bias (i.e., start with the assumption that the Sheriff’s Office is acting in conformity with the law.) The fact that Highway calls the sheriffs deputies “thugs” indicates a bias on his part.

Many people in Arizona believe that illegal immigration is a serious problem and that the Feds have not appropriately addressed that problem. To give an idea as to the scope of the problem: the Arizona Republic has previously reported that the human smuggling trade through Arizona generates about $1.7 to 1.8 billion per year, all of which must be laundered. And, as one might expect, with that much money at stake, there is a lot of violence associated with the trade (much of which is directed at the illegal aliens.)

I am also not a Con law scholar, but I understand that the Sheriff’s Office has an agreement with the Feds that authorizes it to enforce the immigration laws. And in Arizona, it is illegal for a business to knowingly hire illegal aliens.

“Sheriff’s officials said the search warrants that allowed deputies to raid the business were based on information received from a former employee at the firm who indicated that Hernandez was employing illegal immigrants.”

Note the term ’search warrants’, something guaranteed by the Constitution. And, unlike Arpaio, who is an elected official under constant public scutiny, the Gestapo was free from any type of judicial oversight or restraint.

Also, from the USCIS website:
“Permanent Resident Card
The Permanent Resident Card, Form I-551, is issued to all Permanent Residents as evidence of alien registration and their permanent status in the US. The card must be in your possession at all times.”
So not all workers in this country need to carry proof of citizenship at all times, just non-citizens.