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15 hours ago
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Marine veteran addresses Congress after dad forcibly detained by immigration agents
A Marine veteran whose father was detained by federal immigration agents while at his landscaping job in California last month told Congress members on Tuesday that his father is "traumatized" by what happened and charged that the immigration system is "broken." Customs and Border Patrol agents arrested Narciso Barranco, who is undocumented, in Santa Ana on June 21, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Video of him being forcibly detained showed masked agents holding him down on the street and repeatedly punching him after he ran from agents. "My father has no criminal record and should have never been attacked by these agents," his son, Alejandro Barranco, told Democratic members of the House Committee on Homeland Security during an oversight forum examining the Trump administration's detention and deportation practices on Tuesday. "He supported his family and paid taxes. He is a human being, but he was not treated with the basic dignity he deserved." MORE: Millions of undocumented immigrants will no longer be eligible for bond hearings, according to ICE memo Alejandro Barranco said his father, who has two other sons who are currently serving as Marines, is "deeply devoted to this country." The veteran said he believes the current immigration system is "broken." 'Cruel and indiscriminate raids are tearing families apart and punishing hard-working people who contribute to our communities every day," Alejandro Barranco said. "My father, like so many others, deserves a fair chance to stay in this country he calls home. The country is better because of people like my dad. It is time our policies reflected that." Damian Dovarganes/AP - PHOTO: Alejandro Barranco conducts an interview as he arrives to check on his father Narciso, who was detained by federal agents, outside the Metropolitan Detention Center, June 23, 2025, in Los Angeles. Narciso Barranco has since been released from custody bond but is "still scared," his son said. "He's still traumatized from everything that happened," Alejandro Barranco said. The Department of Homeland Security said following the arrest that Narciso Barranco tried to evade law enforcement, "swung a weed whacker directly at an agent's face" and resisted commands. "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," DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement at the time. Alejandro Barranco said during Tuesday's forum that his father got scared after the masked agents approached him while he was at work. "As he worked, he noticed masked men approaching him, and was quickly surrounded by men who did not identify themselves and never presented any type of warrant," he said. "Terrified, he ran. They chased him through the parking lot and into a crowded street. They pointed guns at him, pepper-sprayed him. They tackled him to the ground and kicked him." MORE: Newlywed Palestinian woman released from ICE custody after months in detention When asked his thoughts about Marines being sent to assist in immigration operations, Alejandro said he believes many would feel "confused, hurt and just sad about everything that is going on." "I served with a lot of Marines who are of Latino backgrounds and whose parents and family members, some of them are undocumented," he said. When asked by Rep. Lou Correa, D-Calif., if he was still loyal to the U.S., the Marine veteran replied, "Yes, of course." "I decided to join the Marine Corps out of the love I have for this country and to bring honor to my family name," Alejandro Barranco said. "When I told my dad I was going to enlist, he cried with pride. He told me to give everything I had, because we should do anything and everything to give back to our country." Narciso Barranco was released from federal custody on July 15 and has an immigration status hearing in August, according to Orange City Council officials.
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15 hours ago
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Marine veteran addresses Congress after dad forcibly detained by immigration agents
A Marine veteran whose father was detained by federal immigration agents while at his landscaping job in California last month told Congress members on Tuesday that his father is "traumatized" by what happened and charged that the immigration system is "broken." Customs and Border Patrol agents arrested Narciso Barranco, who is undocumented, in Santa Ana on June 21, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Video of him being forcibly detained showed masked agents holding him down on the street and repeatedly punching him after he ran from agents. "My father has no criminal record and should have never been attacked by these agents," his son, Alejandro Barranco, told Democratic members of the House Committee on Homeland Security during an oversight forum examining the Trump administration's detention and deportation practices on Tuesday. "He supported his family and paid taxes. He is a human being, but he was not treated with the basic dignity he deserved." MORE: Millions of undocumented immigrants will no longer be eligible for bond hearings, according to ICE memo ADVERTISEMENT Alejandro Barranco said his father, who has two other sons who are currently serving as Marines, is "deeply devoted to this country." The veteran said he believes the current immigration system is "broken." 'Cruel and indiscriminate raids are tearing families apart and punishing hard-working people who contribute to our communities every day," Alejandro Barranco said. "My father, like so many others, deserves a fair chance to stay in this country he calls home. The country is better because of people like my dad. It is time our policies reflected that." Damian Dovarganes/AP - PHOTO: Alejandro Barranco conducts an interview as he arrives to check on his father Narciso, who was detained by federal agents, outside the Metropolitan Detention Center, June 23, 2025, in Los Angeles. Narciso Barranco has since been released from custody bond but is "still scared," his son said. "He's still traumatized from everything that happened," Alejandro Barranco said. The Department of Homeland Security said following the arrest that Narciso Barranco tried to evade law enforcement, "swung a weed whacker directly at an agent's face" and resisted commands. ADVERTISEMENT "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," DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement at the time. A controversial and violent takedown caught on camera shows masked border patrol agents repeatedly punching an undocumented immigrant after he's been detained. The agents claim the father of three marines threatened them with a weed whacker. @TrevorLAult has details. — World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) June 24, 2025 Alejandro Barranco said during Tuesday's forum that his father got scared after the masked agents approached him while he was at work. "As he worked, he noticed masked men approaching him, and was quickly surrounded by men who did not identify themselves and never presented any type of warrant," he said. "Terrified, he ran. They chased him through the parking lot and into a crowded street. They pointed guns at him, pepper-sprayed him. They tackled him to the ground and kicked him." MORE: Newlywed Palestinian woman released from ICE custody after months in detention ADVERTISEMENT When asked his thoughts about Marines being sent to assist in immigration operations, Alejandro said he believes many would feel "confused, hurt and just sad about everything that is going on." "I served with a lot of Marines who are of Latino backgrounds and whose parents and family members, some of them are undocumented," he said. When asked by Rep. Lou Correa, D-Calif., if he was still loyal to the U.S., the Marine veteran replied, "Yes, of course." "I decided to join the Marine Corps out of the love I have for this country and to bring honor to my family name," Alejandro Barranco said. "When I told my dad I was going to enlist, he cried with pride. He told me to give everything I had, because we should do anything and everything to give back to our country." Narciso Barranco was released from federal custody on July 15 and has an immigration status hearing in August, according to Orange City Council officials.
15 hours ago
- Politics
Marine veteran addresses Congress after father forcibly detained by immigration agents
A Marine veteran whose father was detained by federal immigration agents while at his landscaping job in California last month told Congress members on Tuesday that his father is "traumatized" by what happened and charged that the immigration system is "broken." Customs and Border Patrol agents arrested Narciso Barranco, who is undocumented, in Santa Ana on June 21, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Video of him being forcibly detained showed masked agents holding him down on the street and repeatedly punching him after he ran from agents. "My father has no criminal record and should have never been attacked by these agents," his son, Alejandro Barranco, told Democratic members of the House Committee on Homeland Security during an oversight forum examining the Trump administration's detention and deportation practices on Tuesday. "He supported his family and paid taxes. He is a human being, but he was not treated with the basic dignity he deserved." Alejandro Barranco said his father, who has two other sons who are currently serving as Marines, is "deeply devoted to this country." The veteran said he believes the current immigration system is "broken." 'Cruel and indiscriminate raids are tearing families apart and punishing hard-working people who contribute to our communities every day," Alejandro Barranco said. "My father, like so many others, deserves a fair chance to stay in this country he calls home. The country is better because of people like my dad. It is time our policies reflected that." Narciso Barranco has since been released from custody bond but is "still scared," his son said. "He's still traumatized from everything that happened," Alejandro Barranco said. The Department of Homeland Security said following the arrest that Narciso Barranco tried to evade law enforcement, "swung a weed whacker directly at an agent's face" and resisted commands. "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," DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement at the time. Alejandro Barranco said during Tuesday's forum that his father got scared after the masked agents approached him while he was at work. "As he worked, he noticed masked men approaching him, and was quickly surrounded by men who did not identify themselves and never presented any type of warrant," he said. "Terrified, he ran. They chased him through the parking lot and into a crowded street. They pointed guns at him, pepper-sprayed him. They tackled him to the ground and kicked him." When asked his thoughts about Marines being sent to assist in immigration operations, Alejandro said he believes many would feel "confused, hurt and just sad about everything that is going on." "I served with a lot of Marines who are of Latino backgrounds and whose parents and family members, some of them are undocumented," he said. When asked by Rep. Lou Correa, D-Calif., if he was still loyal to the U.S., the Marine veteran replied, "Yes, of course." "I decided to join the Marine Corps out of the love I have for this country and to bring honor to my family name," Alejandro Barranco said. "When I told my dad I was going to enlist, he cried with pride. He told me to give everything I had, because we should do anything and everything to give back to our country." Narciso Barranco was released from federal custody on July 15 and has an immigration status hearing in August, according to Orange City Council officials.
NBC News
6 days ago
- 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
- Yahoo
Father of 3 Marine Brothers Released from Immigration Detention Center Nearly a Month After Detainment
Narciso Barranco was detained by border patrol agents while doing landscaping work outside an IHOP in Santa Ana, Calif., on June 21 He was released on Tuesday, July 15, from California's Adelanto Detention Center on a $3,000 bond Video footage obtained by CBS News captured the emotional moment he was reunited with one of his sonsNearly a month after being detained by ICE, Narciso Barranco, a father of three U.S. Marines, has been released from an immigration detention center. According to NBC Los Angeles, Barranco, 48, was released on Tuesday, July 15, from California's Adelanto Detention Center on a $3,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear in court again in August. Orange City councilmember Arianna Barrios said on Facebook that the hearing is to "adjust his status to parole in place based on the fact that his wife is a US citizen and his three American-born sons are active duty US military." Video footage of the moment he was released from federal custody was obtained by CBS News, showing Barranco accompanied by a female guard as he walked out of the center wearing a brown jacket and a brown hat, while carrying a plastic bag. Moments after, he hugs one of his three sons and another man who is with them, according to the video's caption. "The father of three U.S. service members is now seeking privacy and medical care as his legal case continues with a hearing set for August," the caption reads. Barranco's 25-year-old Marine Corps veteran son, Alejandro, told NBC Los Angeles that when his father stepped out of the detention center, "he was wearing the same clothes, and he was crying." Lisa Ramirez, Barranco's immigration attorney, told The Orange County Register that after he was released to his family around 2 p.m., he was taken to the hospital for a physical check-up. She said that while "Narciso is very happy to be reunited with his family," he "clearly will need time to decompress and get reacclimated." "He is, with good reason, traumatized by this whole experience and will need time to heal both physically and emotionally," Ramirez said. Barranco's release comes after he was approached on Saturday, June 21, by masked men who were wearing vests that read 'US Border Patrol Police' while doing landscaping work outside an IHOP in Santa Ana, Calif. Video footage obtained by CNN and ABC affiliate KABC shows the masked men pinning Barranco down on the street and punching him before taking him into custody. When previously reached out for comment by PEOPLE, DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement that an 'illegal alien' was arrested by Border Patrol agents after trying to 'evade law enforcement.' McLaughlin claimed Barranco "turned and swung a weed whacker directly at an agent's face" and "then fled through a busy intersection and raised the weed whacker again at the agent." Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. In a video released by the department on X, Barranco is seen holding the equipment, but, as noted by CNN and the Associated Press, it does not appear to have touched any of the border patrol officers. Read the original article on People
