Federal agents searched the homes of immigrant rights activists in an early morning raid that activists allege was retaliatory and part of an ongoing harassment campaign for their work patrolling and monitoring immigration operations in Ventura County.
Four locations were searched about 3 a.m. Wednesday, including the home and business of volunteer Leo Martinez, who said federal agents pointed guns at him and his mother during the search, but made no arrests.
Agents took cellphones and laptops, as well as T-shirts and skateboard decks with the logo for VC Defensa, a volunteer-based group that has been documenting immigration raids and detentions in Ventura County.
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During a news conference Wednesday, members of VC Defensa and their attorney, Reem Yassin, said they were looking at the possibility of legal action against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for alleged ongoing harassment targeting members for what they said were legal activities monitoring and documenting immigration raids in their community.
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VC Defensa has been known to record and monitor Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Ventura County, as well as publish images and videos of their operations, but Martinez said the group adheres to the law.
However, he said he and the group have been targeted by federal agents for several months. He and other members of the group have been arrested and detained, including one incident in which federal agents were recorded on video appearing to ram his truck.
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