ICE detains father, leaves children behind in truck at gas station
May 4, 2025·Location: Oxnard, CA

ICE agents apprehended a man at a Sinclair gas station in Oxnard, California on May 4, leaving two children in his vehicle. A gas station attendant witnessed the arrest and reported that the children remained in the truck after the father was taken into custody. DHS stated that the man's 19-year-old son took possession of the vehicle and that ICE offered to relocate it, though advocacy groups contend the children were left unattended.
Sources
- Children left behind inside truck after ICE detains father at gas station
Newsweek·May 12, 2025·archived copy
- Father detained by ICE agents at Ventura County gas station; children left in truck, advocates say
- ICE arrests California father and leaves his children behind in car: witness
independent.co.uk·May 15, 2025·archived copy
- Details of father's arrest by ICE agents at Ventura County gas station revealed
- Father Detained by ICE at Oxnard Gas Station, Leaving his Two Children Still in Car
KEYT·May 13, 2025·archived copy
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