LAPD Instructs Officers To Verify ICE Identities During Migrant Arrests
Jun 25, 2025·Location: Los Angeles, CA
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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.
Sources
- LAPD Instructs Agents To Verify Identities Of ICE Officers Arresting Migrants After 'Attempted Kidnappings'
latintimes.com·Jul 2, 2025·archived copy
- New LAPD policy requires officers to verify identities of ICE agents during responses
police1.com·Jul 8, 2025·archived copy
- LAPD chief instructs officers to verify identity of federal immigration agents
LAist·Jul 3, 2025·archived copy
- California Cops Just Got a New Playbook for Handling ICE Raids
lawenforcementtoday.com·Jul 13, 2025·archived copy
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