Overview

• Authorities arrested Jenaro-Ernesto Ayala, Jude Jasmine Jeannine Allard, Sadot Jarnica and Daniel Montenegro on July 9 in Van Nuys after finding homemade spike strips around federal law enforcement vehicles.
• A makeshift tire spike punctured the tire of a Border Patrol vehicle during an enforcement operation, leading agents to identify and detain the suspects.
• Investigators recovered several improvised deflation devices and a tote bag bearing the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights logo at the arrest scene.
• The case has been referred to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for prosecutorial review, and one suspect faces an additional assault charge for attacking an agent.
• Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee have opened an investigation into whether CHIRLA used taxpayer-funded grants to support violent protest activities.