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DHS Secretary Noem Joins ICE in Raid on Huntington Park Home

Following an unsuccessful bid to detain her husband, the operation has drawn criticism over its impact on Sabrina Medina and her four children.

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Overview

  • DHS Secretary Kristi Noem wore a bulletproof vest and ballcap alongside heavily armed ICE agents during the June 12 early-morning raid in Huntington Park.
  • Agents arrived before dawn carrying rifles and presented a warrant for “David Garcia,” misidentifying the absent husband of U.S. citizen Sabrina Medina.
  • Medina, four months pregnant with her fifth child, was ordered outside with her four children as officers conducted a room-by-room search of her home.
  • ICE agents departed without locating her husband, leaving the family uncertain about the risk of his deportation.
  • Local leaders and immigrant rights advocates, including Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn, have condemned the raid and warned of its chilling effect on migrant households.