Overview

• Rafie Ollah Shouhed alleges masked agents shoved him inside his business, then body slammed and pinned him outside, with one officer placing a knee on his neck.
• Surveillance video and photos reviewed by news outlets appear to show an agent knocking Shouhed down indoors and a takedown outside the car wash.
• Shouhed, a U.S. citizen, says he was held nearly 12 hours without medical care despite reporting recent heart surgery, and was later treated for broken ribs, elbow injuries and post-concussive symptoms.
• The $50 million claim names DHS, CBP, Border Patrol and ICE, citing assault, battery, violation of California’s Bane Act and deliberate indifference, and asserts tolerance of excessive force.
• DHS says the operation targeted five undocumented immigrants and that Shouhed was arrested for allegedly assaulting and impeding an officer, while his family says five employees were detained and ICE told NBC Los Angeles it was not involved.