LAUSD student detained by ICE for months released after immigration judge grants bond
Aug 8, 2025·Location: Van Nuys, CA
Country of origin: Chile

Benjamin Marcelo Guerrero-Cruz, a Reseda Charter High School student preparing for his senior year, was detained by federal agents on August 8, 2025, while walking his dog in Van Nuys. He was held at a Los Angeles detention center before being transferred to Arizona on August 26. An immigration judge granted him bond on November 17, and he was released and reunited with his family just before Thanksgiving after months in ICE custody.
Sources
- LAUSD student released from ICE custody months after being detained by federal agents in Van Nuys
abc7.com·Dec 12, 2025·archived copy
- 19thnews.org
- LAUSD student released from immigration detention after four months
LAist·Dec 11, 2025·archived copy
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