Two women convicted of stalking ICE agent during Los Angeles immigration protests

"The case stemmed from an incident when the three women - who have all been regularly involved in protests against the Trump administration's aggressive immigration actions in Southern California - followed an unmarked government vehicle as it drove away from the downtown Los Angeles federal detention center on Aug. 28, 2025."

"While following ICE and Border Patrol agents to enforcement sites has become a common protest tactic in L.A. and other cities, the case seemed to be the first instance of protesters confronting a federal agent at their home."

"Under First Assistant U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli, federal prosecutors in Los Angeles have aggressively charged protesters with assaulting and impeding the actions of immigration agents, filing more than 100 cases. While they've secured guilty pleas in 23 of those cases, they had lost every case they took to trial until Friday."

Two Los Angeles protesters, Ashleigh Brown and Cynthia Raygoza, were convicted of stalking a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent after following him to his Baldwin Park home on August 28, 2025. A third defendant, Sandra Samane, was acquitted of all charges. The incident occurred when the three women followed an unmarked government vehicle departing from the downtown Los Angeles federal detention center. Both convicted defendants were acquitted of conspiring to publish protected personal information. The jury deliberated for approximately nine hours before reaching the split verdict. This case represents the first successful trial conviction for federal prosecutors in Los Angeles, who have filed over 100 cases against protesters but previously lost every case taken to trial.

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