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Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Daily Mail
Moment Border Patrol use huge explosion to blast their way into house with woman and two children
A California mother-of-two was left in tears after Border Patrol agents used a massive explosion to blow down her front door during a terrifying early-morning raid caught on camera. The shocking scene unfolded in Huntington Park, Los Angeles, where Jenny Ramirez and her two young children, ages one and six, were jolted awake by a deafening blast before a dozen armed agents in full tactical gear stormed the home. Surveillance footage obtained by NBC Los Angeles shows agents planting an explosive device on the door before detonating it - shattering a window and sending shockwaves through the quiet neighborhood. Moments later, around a dozen federal agents charged toward the house with weapons drawn. Inside were Ramirez, her boyfriend Jorge Sierra-Hernandez, and their two children. Speaking through tears, Ramirez told NBC it was one of the loudest explosions she'd ever heard. 'I told them, 'You guys didn't have to do this, you scared by son, my baby,' Ramirez told NBC. Ramirez said she was given no warning about the raid and insisted that everyone in the home is a U.S. citizen. According to Ramirez, the agents said they were searching for her boyfriend, who she claims was recently involved in an accidental collision with a truck carrying federal officers. She said the explosion traumatized her children - and that agents flew a drone into the house during the chaos. A spokesperson for Customs and Border Protection said Sierra-Hernandez was arrested for allegedly ramming a CBP vehicle, 'causing significant damage,' and obstructing law enforcement efforts. They added that agents were 'assaulted' during the incident, and that 'additional rioters threw rocks and other objects at our personnel.' The explosive raid comes amid an aggressive ramp-up in federal immigration enforcement across Southern California. In recent weeks, ICE agents have detained immigrants at courthouses, restaurants - and even in public spaces. Some of those targeted have turned out to be American citizens. One particularly disturbing case involved a Honduran asylum-seeker and her children, including a six-year-old boy undergoing treatment for leukemia. In a separate incident also in Huntington Park on Friday, a man was arrested for allegedly impersonating an ICE agent. Authorities said he had parked in a disabled spot and was found with a firearm and documents appearing to be from Homeland Security Investigations and CBP. He was later released on bail.
LBCI
4 days ago
- LBCI
'SWAT' officer killed, three others injured during raid in Tripoli (Video)
A member of Lebanon's "SWAT" unit, part of the country's Judicial Police, was killed, and three others — two officers and a soldier — were injured during a raid in Tripoli, according to LBCI sources. The security forces were attempting to arrest a suspect wanted on four warrants related to shootings and murder. The man reportedly threw hand grenades and opened fire on the raid team before eventually surrendering. He was arrested along with members of his family. A post shared by LBCI Lebanon News (@lbcilebanonnews)
The Guardian
5 days ago
- The Guardian
Federal agents blast way into California home of woman and small children
Federal agents blasted their way into a residential home in Huntington Park, California, on Friday. Security-camera video obtained by the local NBC station showed border patrol agents setting up an explosive device near the door of the house and then detonating it – causing a window to be shattered. Around a dozen armed agents in full tactical gear then charged toward the home. Jenny Ramirez, who lives in the house with her boyfriend and one-year-old and six-year-old children, told NBC through tears that it was one of the loudest explosions she heard in her life. 'I told them, 'You guys didn't have to do this, you scared by son, my baby,'' Ramirez said. Ramirez said she was not given any warning from the authorities that they wanted to enter her home and that everyone who lives there is a US citizen. The raid comes as federal agents have ramped up immigration enforcement in Los Angeles and across southern California over the last few weeks. Huntington Park is in Los Angeles county. Immigrants have been swept up in raids at court houses, restaurants and straight off the street. Some of the people targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) have been US citizens. In one incident, Ice agents detained a Honduran woman seeking asylum and her children, one of which was a six-year-old boy who had been diagnosed with leukemia. The agents who raided Ramirez's home in Huntington Park on Friday also reportedly sent a drone into the house after setting off the explosive device. The agents told Ramirez that they were searching for her boyfriend, but did not tell her why, according to NBC. Ramirez told the news station that he was involved in a vehicle collision with a truck carrying federal agents last week. She said it was an accident and unintentional. A spokesperson for Customs and Border Protection told NBC: 'Jorge Sierra-Hernandez was arrested because he rammed his car into a CBP vehicle, causing significant damage and obstructed the work of our agents and officers during course of a law enforcement operation.' The spokesperson said agents were 'assaulted' during this incident and 'additional rioters threw rocks and other objects at our personnel'. Customs and Border Protection did not immediately return the Guardian's request for comment. In a separate incident in Huntington Park on Friday, a man was arrested for apparently impersonating an Ice agent, according to another report by the local NBC station. Police said they arrested the man after he parked in a disabled zone. In his vehicle, they allegedly found a firearm and documents that appeared to be from Homeland Security Investigations and CBP. The man was arrested over possession of an allegedly unregistered firearm and later released on bail.
The Guardian
6 days ago
- Politics
- The Guardian
US citizen arrested during Ice raid in what family describes as ‘kidnapping'
A US citizen was arrested during an immigration raid in downtown Los Angeles this week in what her family described as a 'kidnapping' by federal immigration agents. Andrea Velez, 32, had just been dropped off at work by her mother and sister, the pair said, when they saw agents grab her. 'My mom looked at the rear mirror and she saw how my sister was attacked from the back,' Estrella Rosas told ABC7. 'She was like: 'They're kidnapping your sister.'' Velez, a graduate of Cal Poly Pomona, was taken into custody during an immigration raid on Tuesday. In video captured from the scene, agents can be seen surrounding her as a crowd gathers in the street and police officers stand by. Meanwhile, Rosas and her mother, who has residency but is not a citizen, screamed from a nearby vehicle for help. 'She's a US citizen,' Rosas said through tears. 'They're taking her. Help her, someone.' In other video, an agent can be seen lifting Velez off the ground and carrying her away. Witnesses told media, including CBS Los Angeles, that the agents never asked Velez for identification, and that she did nothing wrong. 'The only thing wrong with her … was the color of her skin,' Velez's mother, Margarita Flores, told CBS Los Angeles. The incident comes as numerous US citizens have been swept up in the Trump administration's crackdown on immigrants. People have reported they are being targeted for their skin color and for attempting to aid immigrants being detained by immigration agents. While it's not yet clear how many citizens have been affected by the administration's attack on immigrant communities, a government report found that between 2015 and 2020, Ice erroneously deported at least 70 US citizens, arrested 674 and detained 121. Velez's family was unaware of her whereabouts for more than a day until attorneys for the family tracked her down. 'It took us four hours to find her and we're attorneys. That's crazy,' attorney Dominique Boubion told ABC7. 'Just to be in the wrong place at the wrong time and you have the full weight of the federal government against you and your family can't find you – it is very scary.' Authorities have not told lawyers what charges Velez faces, but an official with the Department of Homeland Security told media that she was arrested for assaulting an Ice officer. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Yahoo
ICE raid at Kings Mountain factory stemmed from identity theft investigation; workers taken into custody
KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. () — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials said a raid on a Kings Mountain factory Wednesday afternoon was part of an investigation into identity theft. That blitz involved ICE agents taking workers at Buckeye Fire Equipment into custody. 'There's a bunch of cops here. And I was like, 'What are you talking about?' And I looked down the hall; there was a mass there. They had masks on. They had their guns drawn. They were like, Hey, we need everybody [to] go in the front,' said Erick. Eric Pinon shot video, and he and his coworkers gathered in one spot at Buckeye Fire. In the video, men in large vests and badges are seen standing behind the workers. He was able to grab this video before any agents stepped in to stop him. 'I was trying to record, and he told me, 'No recording, put your phone up.' He grabbed my phone, and like, that's when he took the record off, and he turned off my phone. He was like, 'Everybody turn off your phones now. It's not. You'll be detained,' Pinon said. PREVIOUS | Pinon, a U.S. citizen, said once everyone's phones were turned off, what appeared to be immigration agents led them to a small room for at least an hour before individual interrogations outside. 'That's when they were checking all of us. They were asking questions like, 'Are you a U.S. citizen? Anybody in there? You a citizen or not? You a citizen?' Or if, like, anybody that's working without papers or under a different name,' he said. Pinon chose not to answer any questions. Agents handed out blue wristbands to indicate who had legal citizenship. Dulce Cruz-Hernandez's mom works at the factory, and she has questions of her own. 'I would ask them why and if, like the company called them, or just like how did they end up in this factory specifically?' Cruz-Hernandez said. ICE spokesperson Lindsay Williams said agents were executing a warrant for aggravated identity theft and other crimes, which include potentially employing people illegally. 'Allegations of identity theft and you should take seriously. Would you want your identities used for someone else to work or do whatever they're going to do with them? So it's a serious federal crime,' Williams said. 'There have been some folks detained where somewhere in the dozen or so range, but that number may increase as we continue.' From the air, tents could be seen that looked like a staging area, and people lined up outside of the massive complex on Kings Road. FBI, ATF, DEA, CBP, US Marshals, Gaston County Police, and Gaston County deputies were on the scene. 'It's really sad because I just don't know what's going on with my mother. I don't know if she's going to come back home today, never, ever. I really don't know. My mom's the only guardian I have really, because my dad's unfortunately not in the country either,' Cruz-Hernandez said. Williams said the investigation is ongoing. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
