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79-Year-Old Van Nuys Car Wash Owner Files $50 Million Claim Against DHS Over Raid Injuries

DHS says the owner assaulted an officer during a targeted immigration raid.

Overview

  • The filing alleges agents shoved and body-slammed the owner after he tried to show worker authorization documents during the Sept. 9 raid.
  • Surveillance video reviewed by KTLA shows a federal agent pushing him to the ground inside a hallway at the business.
  • He says agents ignored his pleas about recent heart surgery and held him nearly 12 hours at the Metropolitan Detention Center without medical care before releasing him without charges.
  • After his release, doctors treated him for multiple broken ribs, serious elbow injuries, contusions, and post-concussive symptoms.
  • The claim names DHS, CBP, Border Patrol, and ICE and cites the California Bane Act, with his attorneys holding a Marina del Rey press conference today.