US EditionJudge Dismisses California Deportation Case for Mexican Father of 3 U.S. Marines
Judge found Barranco eligible for Parole in Place, clearing his path to legal status after arrest video sparked national attention, DHS plans to appeal the decision.
- On Jan. 28, Judge Kristin S. Piepmeier terminated the deportation case against Narciso Barranco following his widely shared June 21 arrest video in Santa Ana, California.
- The Department of Homeland Security said agents felt threatened and claimed Barranco raised a weed trimmer at officers, prompting removal efforts after conflicting accounts emerged.
- Defense attorneys pointed to his three-decade U.S. residency and aid during the U.S. evacuation of Afghan allies, 2021, while supporters stressed Barranco's clean record in court.
- Since the ruling, immigration officers removed Barranco's ankle monitor and stopped check-ins, and Lisa Ramirez has pursued Parole in Place to speed his work permit and residency.
- The agency's planned appeal comes as the case remains a national symbol of June enforcement in Los Angeles, and Barranco's family says he remains guarded and limits outings.
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OC RegisterDeportation case dropped against Tustin landscaper with 3 sons in the U.S. Marines
A deportation case against a 49-year-old man detained by immigration-enforcement agents in June while working a landscaping job in Santa Ana has been terminated by an immigration court judge, his attorney said on Thursday, Feb. 12. The Jan. 28 decision paves the way for Narciso Barranco of Tustin, a father of three U.S. Marines, to seek legal permanent residency in the United States. “For the time being, we’re now actively pursuing his parole in…
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Judge dismisses California deportation case for Mexican father of 3 U.S. Marines
An immigration judge has dismissed the deportation case against a landscaper who was arrested in California last year. Now the father of three U.S.
Deportation case against father of 3 U.S. Marines in Orange County dismissed
An immigration judge has dismissed the deportation case against an Orange County landscaper whose violent arrest was caught on video outside a Santa Ana IHOP last year. Narciso Barranco, an undocumented man whose three sons served in the U.S. Marines, was taken into custody by federal agents in June 2025 as video showed he was forced down to the ground...
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