The massage salon inside Springfield mall was boarded up after it was raided by immigration and customs enforcement agents Tuesday. Ten people were arrested and face federal immigration charges. 

Ten people from inside the Healthwise store on the second floor of the mall were charged with immigration violations and the store is shut down for allegedly giving massages when it did not have the permit to do so.

A sign outside of the business, posted by the Fire Marshal, said it's unsafe to enter. County investigators said, on Tuesday they cited the business for failing to have a massage parlor license, although one mall shopper says she often saw massages through the window.

"There are a lot of people laying on the beds in a wide open space. It doesn't look sanitary and people don't have any privacy or anything," said mall customer Deanna Bronder.

Court documents indicated a lack of privacy tipped off a county police officer, who saw a massage through the storefront back in March, then noticed there was no license. When officials went to the store Tuesday, federal immigration officials were with them, taking four women and six men into custody.

"Certainly it surprises me they had no license. The immigration doesn't surprise me," said one shopper.

While company owners aren't answering the phone, federal and county investigators said they can't talk about what happened because their investigation is still underway.

An affidavit for a search warrant filed in court shows investigators took ledgers, monthly planners and documents from the business. There's no word on what all those records show.

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