An L.A. man was detained in an immigration raid. No one knows where he is

"No one seems to know what happened to Vicente Ventura Aguilar. A witness told his brother and attorneys that the 44-year-old Mexican immigrant, who doesn't have lawful immigration status, was taken into custody by immigration authorities on Oct. 7 in SouthLosAngeles and suffered a medical emergency. But it's been more than six weeks since then, and Ventura Aguilar's family still hasn't heard from him. The Department of Homeland Security said 73 people from Mexico were arrested in the Los Angeles area between Oct. 7 and 8."

"McLaughlin did not answer questions about what the agency did to determine whether Ventura Aguilar had ever been in its custody, such as checking for anyone with the same date of birth, variations of his name, or identifying detainees who received medical attention near the California border around Oct. 8. Lindsay Toczylowski, co-founder of the Immigrant Defenders Law Center who is representing Ventura Aguilar's family, said DHS never responded to her inquiries about him."

""There's only one agency that has answers," she said. "Their refusal to provide this family with answers, their refusal to provide his attorneys with answers, says something about the lack of care and the cruelty of the moment right now for DHS.""

A witness told family and attorneys that 44-year-old Vicente Ventura Aguilar, an undocumented Mexican immigrant, was taken into custody by immigration authorities on Oct. 7 in South Los Angeles and experienced a medical emergency at a detention facility. More than six weeks have passed without contact between Ventura Aguilar and his family. The Department of Homeland Security reported 73 people from Mexico were arrested Oct. 7–8 but said none were Ventura Aguilar and asserted detainees have phone access. DHS did not answer questions about searches for name or date-of-birth matches or detainees treated near the California border, and attorneys say DHS failed to respond to inquiries. Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove is demanding a Homeland Security investigation.

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