Overview

• Federal immigration agents have detained more than 100 people in coordinated raids at car washes across Los Angeles and Orange counties, with at least 26 confirmed arrests at identified sites.
• The detentions targeted both workers, including some with over two decades of service, and at least one customer at a Culver City facility.
• Protesters blocked major freeways and set vehicles ablaze in demonstrations that spurred the deployment of National Guard troops and Marines to the region.
• Car wash owners have shut down operations after losing key staff, and families say children who witnessed arrests are experiencing trauma and sleepless nights.
• The U.S. Department of Homeland Security declined to comment on the raids and some detainees, including Arturo Vasquez, have been transferred to detention centers in Texas.