Overview

• CBP agents used an explosive breach device on June 27 to enter a Huntington Park home seeking Jorge Sierra-Hernandez, who was later arrested for allegedly ramming a CBP vehicle.
• A separate CBP operation in North Hills led to the arrest of two people at a property tied to an Iranian human smuggling network after seven Iranian nationals were detained earlier in the week.
• Huntington Park police arrested 23-year-old Fernando Diaz and found police lights, mounted radios, CBP radio codes, official-looking Homeland Security documents and an unlicensed firearm in his vehicle.
• The City Council passed a resolution requiring local officers to confirm the credentials of anyone claiming to be a federal immigration agent to address impersonation and unmarked tactics.
• Investigations remain open into the explosive breach and Diaz’s impersonation case even as CBP continues targeted raids on alleged smuggling hubs across Southern California.