In a gripping scene captured on video, several individuals believed to be illegal immigrants were seen darting across rooftops in California, attempting to elude federal immigration agents during a raid at a small construction site.

The intense footage reveals two people hastily climbing a ladder onto a house in Montebello on Wednesday, just as federal authorities arrived at the single-story residence. Montebello is located in Los Angeles County.

One of the individuals tried to dislodge the ladder, seemingly to hinder the agents from pursuing them. However, a quick-thinking officer managed to secure the ladder and place it back against the building.

According to the Department of Homeland Security, the operation, which took place on January 14, led to the arrest of five illegal immigrants hailing from Mexico and Guatemala. (Source: FOX 11)

As the immigrants attempted to escape, they split up, each jumping onto different adjacent rooftops in a desperate bid to avoid capture.

A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson told Fox News Digital that the incident occurred during a U.S. Border Patrol enforcement operation in the Montebello area.

Anti-ICE agitators confront federal law enforcement agents in Bell, Calif. (Getty Images)

“These operations resulted in the arrest of five illegal aliens from Mexico and Guatemala, who have all broken the immigration laws of this country,” a DHS spokesperson said. “These individuals will remain in custody pending further immigration proceedings.”

Local outlet ABC7 reported that the workers’ boss initially claimed no one had been detained. DHS, however, later confirmed to Fox News Digital that five individuals were arrested during the operation.

An ICE agent monitors a scene near the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Minn. (Charly Triballeau / AFP via Getty Images)

DHS said the enforcement activity was carried out as part of a broader push by the Trump administration to crack down on illegal immigration.

The incident comes as the White House moves to carry out what officials have described as the largest deportation effort in U.S. history, a policy that has sparked backlash in sanctuary cities and other Democratic-led jurisdictions.