U.S. citizen Brian Gavidia pinned by ICE agents at his East LA car lot, forced to close business
Jun 12, 2025·Location: Los Angeles, CA
Country of origin: Mexico

Brian Gavidia, a U.S. citizen born and raised in East Los Angeles, was pinned against a gate at his car lot by armed federal agents who refused to accept that he was a citizen. He was forced to close his used-car business after agents kept returning to the neighborhood. He joined an ACLU class-action lawsuit challenging ICE's racial profiling. He also had to tell his nine-year-old daughter she couldn't visit from Portland because it wasn't safe.
Sources
- A year after ICE raids terrorized Los Angeles, a rattled city counts its scars: ‘The arrests never really stopped’
The Guardian·Jun 14, 2026·archived copy
- “¡Soy estadounidense!”, grita joven mientras es detenido e interrogado por agentes de inmigración
Univision·Jun 16, 2025·archived copy
- Brian Gavidia is the 2025 American story
thetruthoc.com·Jun 16, 2025·archived copy
- How a man who voted for President Trump became a plaintiff in a lawsuit over immigration raids
nbclosangeles.com·Aug 11, 2025·archived copy
- A year after ICE raids terrorized Los Angeles, a rattled city counts its scars: ‘The arrests never really stopped’ | Los Angeles
hispanicbusinesstv.com·Jun 14, 2026·archived copy
More incidents in California
- Teen with disabilities handcuffed outside LA school, mistaken for gang member by ICEOct 8, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA
- Nearly 15,000 deported after ICE arrest surge in Los Angeles, study findsOct 8, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA
- Longtime Fresno resident detained by ICE while driving to work, daughter saysOct 7, 2026 · Fresno, CA
- Van of Central Valley farm workers detained by ICE in CaliforniaOct 6, 2026 · Central Valley, CA
- Whistleblower says Trump ordered FBI to investigate LA anti-ICE protestersOct 6, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA
- ICE detains multiple residents in Fresno's West Park communityOct 6, 2026 · Fresno, CA