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Los Angeles Times
2 days ago
- Politics
- Los Angeles Times
3 U.S. Marine brothers faced toughest mission: Getting their dad freed from ICE custody
Narciso Barranco, an undocumented landscaper in Orange County, instilled a sense of pride for his adopted country in his three American-born sons. All three boys joined the Marines, which they saw as a sound start for a better life in the United States. Then, in June, Barranco was grabbed by masked federal immigration agents while working on the job. His arrest went viral on social media, with some outraged at images of the agents beating Barranco. For the last month, his family waded through the federal immigration system under the Trump administration. Narciso, 48, was born in Morelos, Mexico, and arrived in the United States more than 30 years ago, where he married a U.S. citizen and three sons. Within hours of his arrest, his eldest son was talking to reporters and pushing for his release. The sons' service in the U.S. military kept a media focus on his case, and thanks to a variety of interviews his eldest son provided, the case remained in the news cycle. Narciso Barranco was finally released on bond after spending 24 days in custody, but he still faced an uncertain future. Narciso's best advocate as his case moves forward is his 25-year-old son Alejandro Barranco, a Marine veteran who served as an engineer equipment mechanic and was deployed to Afghanistan during the U.S. withdrawal from the country. The junior Barranco has tried his best to rescue his father's livelihood since the arrest. He took up his father's work as a landscaper and put his own work on hold. He's waited outside federal detention facilities — first in Los Angeles and then in Adelanto — just to see his father or to attend immigration court hearings. 'It has for sure been an irritating process, to see how poorly they treat the people who are trying to get access to their families in these places,' Alejandro Barranco said. 'It's either unprofessional or they're doing all of this poorly to treat people with this type of disrespect.' Alejandro served in the Marines from 2019 to 2023. He was honorably discharged and is now a landscaper like his father and is working to become a licensed contractor. Alejandro's younger brothers, Emanuel and José Luis, are serving in the Marines and stationed at Camp Pendleton. They're unable to speak to the media about their father's treatment so Alejandro Barranco has become the family spokesperson. While they've remained quiet about the whole ordeal, they have attended their father's court hearings and provided their support in private. It was a source of pride for the Barranco family that all three sons joined the military, Alejandro Barranco said. His parents raised him and his brothers to be educated and to be as helpful as possible to their country. 'That was just how they raised us and it was something that my family were proud of,' Alejandro Barranco said. The agents grabbed Narciso Barranco on June 21 outside a Santa Ana IHOP while he tended to some grass with a weed whacker. He wore sun glasses and a baseball cap, unaware that the agents were coming for him. Video released by immigration officials showed agents pepper-spraying and beating Barranco before hauling him off to an overcrowded federal detention facility 80 miles away in San Bernardino County. Narcisco Barranco was released by an immigration judge on bond on July 15. His family is thrilled to have him home but is still worried about Barranco's health, unsure if he received a concussion from his arrest that went unnoticed while he was in the federal detention. 'He has a lot of headaches, and some pain in his shoulder,' Alejandro Barranco said about his father's condition after he was released from the Adelanto detention facility. It's been a shocking ordeal, especially with how the federal government said that Narciso Barranco attacked the immigration agents who arrested him and repeatedly punched him in the head while he was on the ground. Alejandro Barranco said that his father was surprised to hear that detail, but he has not been charged with assaulting any federal officials. He's read his father the messages of support posted on social media he's received from strangers and tried to reassure his father that people are watching his case. 'I keep reading to him the names of the people who support him online, how people are talking about his situation,' Alejandro Barranco said. His father is taken aback but is still having some difficulty processing what has happened. His father was injured during his arrest, according to Alejandro. But days after, the only thing the father wanted to know was how his truck and landscaping equipment were accounted for. He asked his son to take over his work, Alejandro said The fact that three of his sons are serving or have served the U.S. government has not deterred Narcisco Barranco from wanting to become a citizen. 'I'm making sure that my father's story is told and I'm also making sure that people know what a hard worker he is,' Alejandro Barranco said. 'It's disappointing that my parents worked so hard raising us and that their three boys who were willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for this country now find themselves going through all of this. Being taken away like this. It's just rather sad that it's come to this,' he added. It's unclear why the masked federal agents singled out Barranco The Dept. of Homeland Security shared the video on social media and said Barranco attacked the agent with his gardening tool. Video of the attack shows Barranco hold up his weed whacker as a masked federal agent shoots pepper spray at him. 'The agents took appropriate action and followed their training to use the minimum force necessary to resolve the situation in a manner that prioritizes the safety of the public and our officers. Ramirez, Barranco's attorney, called the federal government's arrest tactics 'arbitrary, careless and they include racial profiling and go beyond racial profiling.' Barranco was briefly held at a detention facility in Los Angeles and then transported to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in San Bernardino County. The facility is overseen by Immigration Customs and Enforcement and GEO Group, a Florida-based private prison corporation. The facility has seen a massive increase in detainees since the Trump administration started its indiscrimate arrests across Southern California. The facility held around 300 people near the end of April and now holds around 1,600 people, according to the Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice . Barranco said the conditions at Adelanto were subpar, according to Ramirez. Federal inspectors who visited the facility last month reported inadequate medical care and not enough guards to operate the facility. Some people wore the same clothes for 10 days in a row due to a lack of essentials at the facility. Barranco declined to speak to the media following his release from Adelanto. He applied for parole in place, which allows certain undocumented immigrants to remain in the country pending a change in their immigration status. The federal government is seeking to remove him from the country, Ramirez said, and due to the pending removal he's not legally able to work, according to Ramirez. 'He's very eager to go back to work and to go back to contribute to his household,' but he's not legally allowed to work waiting pending his application for a parole-in-place. Barranco is now trying to learn English through online classes, Alejandro Barranco said. His father is humbled by the show of support his family has shown him online. But the whole experience has also left him changed, Alejandro Barranco said. 'He seems scared. He's confused and I think he's just overwhelmed by everything we're telling him,' Alejandro Barranco said. 'He's a hardworking, kind person who is always there to help. He inspires a lot of people. His close friends were devastated. He's just a nice person.'
Fox News
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Fox News
The Quiz #470 - My Kind Of Town
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NBC News
17-07-2025
- NBC News
Gardener seen being hit by immigration agents in June video is released from detention
The immigrant father of three U.S. Marines was released from federal custody Tuesday, three weeks after being violently detained by immigration agents while working his landscape job in Santa Ana, Calif., last month. Narciso Barranco was released on $3,000 bond from Adelanto Detention Center. 'Thank you for everything,' Barranco said by phone after he was released from federal custody. His son, Alejandro, said his father looked bad as he stepped out of the detention center. 'He was wearing the same clothes, and he was crying,' the son, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, said as he was preparing to take his father to a doctor to make sure he's free of pain, followed by home-cooked meals. The family's post-release plan was 'after (the medical examination), go home, eat some good food. For sure, we're cooking that carne asada,' Alejandro told NBC Los Angeles last week. The release was granted following an emotional court hearing last week in Adelanto as Barranco faced a judge. 'He looked nervous, for sure,' Alejandro Barranco described his father's demeanor during the hearing. 'He was bouncing his leg up and down. Clearly, he was uncomfortable. He's never been in a position like that.' Narciso Barranco was working outside a Santa Ana IHOP when he was approached by federal agents on June 21. Video footage from the scene showed the 48-year-old was pinned to the ground and punched before being taken into custody. Authorities had accused Barranco of assaulting a federal agent with a weed whacker, but he and his family denied the claim, saying he was trying to protect himself from pepper spray. 'When he heard that, he was shocked,' Alejandro Barranco said. 'He never intended to hit anyone. He never intended to hurt anyone.' Barranco was charged only with being in the country illegally, not for the alleged assault of an agent, his son said. Video from the June detainment also showed Narciso Barranco running with the garden tool but did not capture the moments before the confrontation at a busy Santa Ana intersection. Barranco, who's lived in the U.S. for more than 30 years, is set to have another court proceeding in August. And the family said they were filing for the Parole in Place program, which allowed undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens to more easily apply for permanent residency and citizenship. 'We're willing to give all this for this country and then they take our parents like this. I don't think it's fair,' Alejandro Barranco said.
Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Dine Brands Global, Inc. to Release Second Quarter 2025 Earnings on August 6, 2025
PASADENA, Calif., July 16, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dine Brands Global, Inc. (NYSE: DIN), the parent company of Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar®, IHOP® and Fuzzy's Taco Shop® restaurants, will announce its second quarter 2025 financial results on August 6, 2025, before the stock market opens. In conjunction with this announcement, Dine Brands will also host a conference call at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) that morning to discuss the Company's financial results and business outlook. A live webcast of the call will be available on the Investor Relations page of the Company's website at the Events and Presentations page under the site's Investors section at To avoid delays, we encourage participants to dial into the conference call fifteen minutes ahead of the scheduled start time. A replay of the webcast will also be available for a limited time on the Company's website above. About Dine Brands Global, Inc. Based in Pasadena, California, Dine Brands Global, Inc. (NYSE: DIN), through its subsidiaries and franchisees, supports and operates restaurants under the Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar®, IHOP®, and Fuzzy's Taco Shop® brands. As of March 31, 2025, these three brands consisted of over 3,500 restaurants across 19 international markets. Dine Brands is one of the largest full-service restaurant companies in the world and in 2022 expanded into the Fast Casual segment. For more information on Dine Brands, visit the Company's website located at FBN-R View source version on Contacts Investor Contact Matt LeeSr. Vice President, Finance and Investor RelationsDine Brands Global, Media Contact Susan NelsonSr. Vice President, Global CommunicationsDine Brands Global,
Los Angeles Times
12-07-2025
- Los Angeles Times
Father of three Marines beaten by masked federal agents, set to be released from immigration facility
The father of three U.S. Marines who was violently tackled and beaten by masked federal agents in Orange County is scheduled to be released on bond after spending 20 days in federal custody. Narciso Barranco, an undocumented immigrant who has lived in the United States for decades, is married to a U.S. citizen and is father to two active-duty American Marines and one veteran, was ordered by an immigration judge Thursday to be released on a $3,000 bond, according to his family. He is expected to be released from a federal immigration facility in Adelanto in the next few days. Barranco applied for parole-in-place, which allows certain undocumented immigrants to remain in the country pending a change in their immigration status. Alejandro Barranco said he has seen his father only a few times since he was violently tackled and beaten by masked federal agents in Orange County. Video of him went viral last month when masked federal agents repeatedly beat him. His family said the masked agents also pepper sprayed Barranco. The first thing Alejandro Barranco wants to do for his 48-year-old father is take him to a hospital because his family is unsure if he's receiving proper care for his injuries. 'He said he's still in pain,' Alejandro Barranco, 25, told The Times. 'He says his eyes still hurt, his shoulder, he said his back started hurting. He has headaches. We believe that he had a concussion from the beating and we just want to make sure it's nothing worse.' In the video of his beating, Narciso Barranco watches the masked men approach him on June 21 as he holds a Weedwacker outside a Santa Ana IHOP. His son said that Barranco started to run away because he was afraid. The federal government confirmed they arrested an 'illegal alien' who resisted arrest and swung a Weedwacker at agents. The video shows Barranco walking away from the masked men and holding up the gardening tool as they spray him with pepper spray. 'The agents took appropriate action and followed their training to use the minimum amount of force necessary to resolve the situation in a manner that prioritizes the safety of the public and our officers. He is now in ICE custody,' Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin of the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement. His family were not able to speak with him following the roughly 30-minute hearing on Thursday, Alejandro Barranco said. But he could tell that his father was relieved. 'We were all escorted out as soon as it finished. But he did look happier. His body language was more relaxed,' Alejandro Barranco said about his father. Orange Councilmember Arianna Barrios attended Thursday's hearing to show her support for the Tustin resident. 'Today was a good day in this new battle for civil rights, due process and humanitarian principles,' Barrios said in a Facebook post. 'Mr Barranco will be released on bond sometime tomorrow (Friday) afternoon, God willing! He can remain free until mid-August, where he will have another hearing to try and adjust his status to parole-in-place...' Narciso Barranco's sons, Emanuel and José Luis Barranco are active duty Marines, while Alejandro Barranco is a veteran. Their father arrived in the U.S. in the 1990s from Morelos, Mexico and married their mother, a U.S. citizen. The landscaper is dedicated to his job, according to his son. On his first call to his family after he was detained, the senior Barranco asked his sons to check on his truck and gardening equipment. He was worried that he never got to finish his work for his client, according to his family. 'I would have never thought that my dad would be in this position just because he has no criminal history. He's never done anything bad here,' Alejandro Barranco said. 'It's just not something that I would have ever thought could happen.'
