ICE violently arrested a US citizen and filmed it ‘like a documentary’, videos reveal

On June 11, 2025, in Los Angeles, US citizen Christian Cerna was violently arrested by ICE agents. The agents rammed Cerna's car, which contained his partner and two young children, and approached with guns drawn. Cerna was arrested after a border agent reported an alleged assault during a prior anti-ICE protest. Court records indicate ICE agents filmed the arrest with high-quality cameras, later posting the footage online. A federal judge described the tactics as a "vindictive effort" to "impose extrajudicial punishment." Cerna believes the filming was intended to humiliate and deter dissent. This incident highlights concerns about federal officials' methods in responding to protests and impacting immigrant communities.

U.S. citizen Leonardo Garcia Venegas has been detained by immigration agents three times, most recently on May 2nd. Despite possessing an Alabama REAL ID and previously appearing before Congress, agents have repeatedly failed to believe his claims of citizenship. These detentions, which have caused him significant stress and depression, highlight the ongoing issue of mistaken detentions of American citizens by immigration authorities. This latest incident occurred shortly after senior immigration officials publicly denied that such errors had happened under the current administration. Another American teen was also mistakenly detained and injured by masked agents in the Bronx the same week.