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LAPD Instructs Officers To Verify ICE Identities During Migrant Arrests

Jun 25, 2025 · Los Angeles, CA

The Los Angeles Police Department instructed officers to verify the identities of ICE agents making arrests following reports of "attempted kidnappings" by unidentified individuals claiming to be federal officers. The incident involved Yuriana Julia Pelaez Calderon, who reported being detained by uniformed men in unmarked vehicles and taken directly to the border for self-deportation. DHS denied ICE involvement.

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