Fresno couple detained by ICE amid Central Valley enforcement surge
Oct 14, 2026·Location: Fresno, CA
Noelia Bautista and Cipriano Lopez were detained by ICE agents in Fresno amid a reported surge in immigration enforcement across California's Central Valley. Their children launched a GoFundMe to support the family and contend their parents were racially profiled. An unidentified Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said the couple had 'illegally entered the U.S. at unknown times and places' and would receive due process before immigration judges, calling the racial profiling allegations 'disgusting, reckless, and categorically FALSE.'
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