Overview
- District Attorney Nathan Hochman told staff an employee was wrongfully detained by ICE on Friday, then released and safe.
- A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said neither ICE nor CBP has any record of detaining a Los Angeles County DA’s office employee.
- The DHS statement also rejected accusations of racial profiling by federal agents as false and disgusting.
- ICE did not respond to questions from the Los Angeles Times, and the DA’s office declined to provide further specifics.
- Two law enforcement officials speaking anonymously said the employee was not a prosecutor and was not involved in protest activity, with the dispute unfolding as federal immigration raids in L.A. face ongoing constitutional scrutiny.