U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested four men on Tuesday for allegedly interfering with immigration enforcement and placing homemade tire spikes to disable law enforcement vehicles. The individuals, identified by the Border Patrol, were detained while observing an immigration raid at a Home Depot parking lot in Van Nuys. Nonprofit IDEPSCA recognized two of the arrested men as advocates for day laborers. IDEPSCA held a news conference to demand their release, claiming the actions of federal agents were unconstitutional and targeted specific communities.
"I have not seen any evidence of what the federal government is accusing my staff of doing, but I do have evidence of masked federal agents tackling not just my staff member, but other volunteers who were recording."
"Ernesto was arrested, in our eyes, unconstitutionally in the course of an unconstitutional raid meant to attack our communities and pick up people based on the color of their skin."
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