U.S. citizen Brian Gavidia questioned about birthplace during Border Patrol roving patrol
Jun 15, 2025·Location: Montebello, CA

Brian Gavidia, a 29-year-old U.S. citizen, was detained and interrogated by armed Border Patrol agents at a tow yard in Montebello during a roving patrol. Agents pushed him against a metal gate and demanded to know where he was born, asking specific questions about his birthplace despite his repeated assertions that he was American and attempts to show his Real ID. Agents took his identification and detained him for investigation of interference in an enforcement operation before releasing him after confirming his U.S. citizenship. The incident occurred during broader Border Patrol sweeps across Southern California targeting largely Latino neighborhoods and raising concerns about racial profiling.
Sources
- Fears of racial profiling rise as Border Patrol conducts 'roving patrols,' detains U.S. citizens
Los Angeles Times·Jun 15, 2025·archived copy
- Plaintiffs allege LA immigration raids driven by racial discrimination
- Los Angeles ICE Raids Racial Profiling Case Moves Forward
news.bloomberglaw.com·Feb 20, 2026·archived copy
- 'Antagonized for being Hispanic': Growing claims of racial profiling in LA raids
LAist·Jul 4, 2025·archived copy
- 'Antagonized for being Hispanic': Growing claims of racial profiling in LA raids
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