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L.A. high school student confirmed to be in custody of federal immigration officials

Summary by KTLA 5
Days after reports that a rising high school senior in L.A. was taken by federal immigration agents, an official with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed to KTLA that the teen is in custody.   Social media posts and a fundraiser set up to help the family of the young man, Benjamin Marcelo Guerrero-Cruz, indicate he was walking his dog on Aug. 8 – just days after his 18th birthday and right before he was due to start his senior yea…

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KTLA 5 broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
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