US EditionCal Poly Pomona Graduate Released After Immigration Arrest in Downtown L.A.
- Andrea Guadalupe Velez, a Cal Poly Pomona alumnus and U.S. citizen, was taken into custody on Tuesday, June 24, as part of an immigration enforcement action in the central area of Los Angeles.
- Velez's arrest followed federal officials accusing her of trying to obstruct ICE officers, while she and her attorneys claim racial profiling and no physical threat.
- Masked federal agents detained Velez shortly after her family dropped her off at work, and LAPD stated they only assisted with crowd control and made no arrests.
- Velez described the event as sudden and fast, saying that agents did not identify themselves and asked for her ID only after placing her in a vehicle.
- Velez was released on bond at a federal courthouse on Thursday, June 26, while her family and lawyers plan a civil lawsuit alleging wrongful arrest and racial profiling.
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Masked ICE Agents Arrest L.A. Resident and U.S. Citizen Andrea Velez on Her Way to Work
Advocates are condemning widespread racial profiling as Immigration and Customs Enforcement continues to carry out mass raids nationwide, with mounting cases of U.S. citizens being rounded up as well. In Los Angeles, the family of Andrea Velez, a U.S. citizen, described her arrest by ICE earlier this week as a “kidnapping.” Velez had just been dropped off at work by her mother and sister when the pair witnessed masked federal agents grabbing and…
U.S. Citizen Arrested By ICE in L.A. For 'Forcefully Obstructing' Officers During Raid: 'I Was Racially Profiled'
Andrea Velez, a 32-year-old U.S. citizen from L.A., was detained by ICE earlier this month and wrongly accused of "forcefully obstructing" officers, her family says.
Cal Poly Pomona graduate released after immigration arrest in downtown L.A.
By Tom Wait Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL) — Federal authorities on Thursday released the Cal Poly Pomona graduate who was arrested during an immigration enforcement operation downtown Los Angeles earlier this week. Andrea Guadalupe Velez, who is a U.S. citizen, expressed her relief after spending the past two days in a federal detention facility. “It’s been hard,” Velez said. “I didn’t know all this media coverage w…
U.S. citizen released on bond after being detained by ICE agents on her way to ...
A U.S. citizen who was arrested by immigration agents on her way to work earlier this week was released on bond Thursday, June 26, at a federal courthouse in Los Angeles. Andrea Velez’s sister and mom had dropped the marketing designer off for work Tuesday in downtown L.A. moments before masked agents detained
ICE detains a U.S. citizen in L.A. and charges her with obstructing an arrest
The family of a 32-year-old U.S. citizen said she was wrongfully detained by ICE officers and falsely accused of "forcefully obstructing" officers during an immigration raid in downtown Los Angeles.
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U.S. citizen released on bond after being detained by ICE agents on her way to work in downtown Los Angeles
A U.S. citizen who was arrested by immigration agents on her way to work earlier this week was released on bond Thursday, June 26, at a federal courthouse in Los Angeles. Andrea Velez’s sister and mom had dropped the marketing designer off for work Tuesday in downtown L.A. moments before masked agents detained her as part of an immigration raid in the area. In the moments after they dropped her off, Velez’s family watched agents grab her arm, pu…
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