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Luis B.: Lynn father tricked by fake ICE wellness call, detained

Luis Barreras, a father of three, was taken into custody at his home after ICE agents called claiming they wanted to check on his children's well-being.

Jun 9, 2025Lynn, MA

Luis B.: Lynn father tricked by fake ICE wellness call, detained
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Luis Barreras, a father of three, was detained by ICE agents outside his home on Chestnut Street in Lynn, Massachusetts, after agents called him claiming they wanted to perform a welfare check on his children. Video shows his son trying to intervene and his wife, who was holding their 8-month-old baby, demanding to see an arrest warrant as agents took him away. Agents left some documents on a chair, but Barreras' name did not appear on them, and his family is now searching for an immigration attorney.

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