Overview
- Security footage released July 2 shows eight to ten ICE and CBP agents entering Ruben Salazar High School without permission and urinating behind storage containers on June 17
- El Rancho Unified School District sent a letter to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons demanding names, titles and badge numbers for all officers involved and a full account of the findings
- Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn joined the district’s call for a federal inquiry, condemning the behavior as disrespectful to students and the wider community
- District officials highlighted that the incident occurred adjacent to a preschool playground and an elementary school hosting summer classes, raising concerns about exposing minors to public indecency
- A DHS spokesperson confirmed that the matter is under formal investigation and that results will be reported back to the district and local leaders