A younger Glendale man seen screaming for his mom whereas immigration officers took him into custody Wednesday has an extended legal rap sheet, The California Publish has realized.
The person, recognized as Colombian unlawful immigrant Michael Steven Arias-Villanueva, has quite a few prices on his document, together with housebreaking, grand theft and arranged retail theft, the Division of Homeland Safety advised The Publish.
“On July 29, CBP arrested Michael Steven Arias-Villanueva, a legal unlawful alien from Colombia, throughout a focused operation in Glendale, California,” the DHS mentioned. “This unlawful alien’s legal historical past contains prices for Housebreaking, Grand Theft, Organized Retail Theft, Theft, Receiving Identified Stolen Property, Conspiracy to Commit Crime, and Driving With no License.”
The Trump administration mentioned that Arias-Villanueva resisted arrest through the operation, which occurred round 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday within the space of the 400 block of West Glenoaks Blvd. It’s unclear if anybody else was arrested or in the event that they had been after Arias-Villanueva particularly.
Arias-Villanueva, 21, resisted arrest and “refused to adjust to lawful instructions from regulation enforcement officers,” based on DHS.
The person is seen within the video screaming for assist in Spanish whereas fighting two masked officers.
“Mama,” he’s heard screaming. “Ayudame (assist me).”
Bystanders are seen attempting to intervene with the arrest, however the officers yelled that they might be arrested in the event that they intervene.
Different officers ultimately arrive, and the 2 officers place the person in a white SUV.
Arias-Villanueva is at the moment being held on the Desert View ICE facility in Adelanto, California, based on ICE data.
The DHS mentioned Border Patrol beforehand encountered the person in 2024, however he was launched into the nation by the Biden administration.
“Border Patrol encountered Arias-Villanueva close to El Paso, Texas, on January 11, 2024, and he was RELEASED into the nation by the Biden administration. He’ll stay in ICE custody pending elimination proceedings,” they wrote.
“Below President Trump and Secretary Mullin, ICE is concentrating on the worst of the worst. Practically 70% of ICE arrests are of unlawful aliens charged or convicted of against the law within the U.S.,” they added.
A witness on the scene interviewed by KTLA, Girik Issaian, mentioned the arrest occurred proper exterior his residence.
“I’m unhappy, heartbroken,” the person mentioned. “He’s a child, asking me for assist and my arms is tied I can’t go assist him.”
“He was begging for assist. That’s all. A child for begging for assist,” he added.
A road photographer who took video of the arrest mentioned in an Instagram caption: “Flip the quantity up so the folks round you possibly can hear this.”
An entry on a web site referred to as stopice.web warned of an “ice kidnapping” within the space of Arias-Villanueva’s arrest. The web site posts the areas and occasions of ICE operations.
Celeb chef Jose Andres blasted Arias-Villanueva’s arrest on X.
“As America celebrates 250 years of freedom, we should always all be asking ourselves: who’re the masked folks handcuffing people on our streets with out figuring out themselves or being held accountable? A free society calls for transparency, due course of, and accountability—not nameless energy,” he wrote.
Immigration operations in SoCal have been ongoing, with native Democratic officers and immigration advocates condemning any exercise within the space.
Federal immigration brokers detained as many as 11 folks throughout a collection of early morning raids in upscale California seaside enclave Santa Barbara on Father’s Day final month.
Amongst these taken into custody had been three mariachi musicians encountered close to San Pascual and Mulberry streets within the early hours, based on activists.
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