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U.S. citizen detained by ICE agents in Escondido describes rough treatment

Apr 25, 2025·Location: Escondido, CA

U.S. citizen detained by ICE agents in Escondido describes rough treatment
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A U.S. citizen was detained along with two people of unknown legal status by masked ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations agents near Marts Donuts on W. El Norte Parkway in Escondido on April 25 around 7:40 a.m. The man, a passenger in a truck with his in-laws on their way to breakfast, said agents boxed in the vehicle, broke the driver's side window, and handcuffed him, leaving marks on his wrists. He said he was held for about 30 minutes and driven without a seatbelt to Rancho Bernardo, during which an agent accused him of being from Guatemala before he was released.

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