L.A. feds ramp up use of 'doxxing' charges as anti-ICE protesters fear chilling effect

"Cynthia Raygoza, Ashleigh Brown and Sandra Samane followed a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer from the downtown L.A. Metropolitan Detention Center to his Baldwin Park residence last August. The off-duty ICE agent's unmasked face and the name of the street he lived on were broadcast to more than 50,000 followers on a livestream from the popular "ice_out_ofla" Instagram account."

"With the agent's wife and two of his children nearby, Raygoza cursed at the agent and threatened to hit him while screaming to onlookers that "your neighbor is an ICE agent," according to video of the incident. Minutes later, another woman shouted out an address near the agent's home."

"The pair were indicted on charges of "doxxing" Huitzilin and convicted of stalking him at trial last week. They face up to five years in federal prison."

Three activists—Cynthia Raygoza, Ashleigh Brown, and Sandra Samane—followed a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer from downtown Los Angeles to his Baldwin Park home in August and livestreamed his unmasked face and address to over 50,000 Instagram followers. The incident included confrontational behavior and threats directed at the agent, Rogelio Reyes Huitzilin, in front of his family. Huitzilin testified that the incident caused significant distress, prompting his family to relocate due to fear of further protests. However, police reported no repeat incidents, injuries, or weapons were found. Raygoza and Brown were convicted of stalking and doxxing charges, facing up to five years in federal prison, though they claimed they were attempting to follow the agent to an immigration raid rather than his residence.

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