"Video footage that appears to show federal immigration agents using their vehicle to ram into the truck of an immigrant rights activist has sparked controversy and public outrage in the city of Oxnard, an agricultural town that has been the frequent target of immigration raids. At the center of the controversy is a claim by federal agents that the activist was the aggressor, ramming into the agents' vehicle."
"VC Defensa, an immigrant rights group that has been documenting immigration raids in the region, said on that one of its volunteers, whom the group identified as Leo Martinez, had been arrested. The group also released video footage taken by eyewitnesses that they said showed that the allegation by federal agents against Martinez was false. "ICE intentionally struck Leo's truck and blocked his exit while Leo was exercising his right to observe ICE activity," the group stated in one of its Instagram posts."
Video footage appears to show federal immigration agents using their vehicle to ram an immigrant rights activist's truck in Oxnard, an agricultural town frequently targeted by immigration raids. Federal agents reported that their vehicle had been rammed and asserted that the activist was the aggressor. Oxnard police responded to keep the peace after ICE notified them shortly before 8 a.m.; officers said ICE detained an individual and that federal agencies took control of the investigation. VC Defensa identified volunteer Leo Martinez as the arrested person and released eyewitness video they say contradicts federal allegations.
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