Overview

• Narciso Barranco, an undocumented landscaper and father of three U.S. Marines, was arrested without a warrant by masked federal agents on June 21 in Santa Ana; bystander video captured officers tackling him and repeatedly striking his head and neck.
• After more than three weeks in overcrowded and unsanitary ICE detention facilities, he secured a $3,000 bond on July 10 and was released on July 15 thanks to community fundraising.
• His son, Marine veteran Alejandro Barranco, testified before a Senate subcommittee this week to highlight alleged racial profiling and excessive force in his father’s arrest.
• On July 25, Barranco held a press conference in Santa Ana to thank supporters, share accounts of detention hardships, and advocate for broader immigration reform.
• The case has galvanized bipartisan scrutiny and prompted calls for interior enforcement reforms and expanded Parole in Place protections for military families.