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Immigration activists whose homes were raided accuse federal agents of intimidation campaign
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/20/ice-watch-group-vc-defensa-raidsImmigration activists whose homes were raided accuse federal agents of intimidation campaign
VC Defensa organizes ICE patrols, a hotline and community support for immigrants in Ventura county, California
Jackie Botts in Oxnard, California
Wed 20 May 2026 07.00 EDT
Federal agents have raided the homes of three southern California immigration activists in what the activists allege is the latest escalation in a Trump administration campaign to harass a volunteer-led advocacy group that organizes neighborhood ICE-watch patrols.
Agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the main investigatory branch of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), executed a pre-dawn raid on 13 May at the home and business of Leonardo Martinez, whose group VC Defensa runs a rapid response hotline and supports immigrant families across Ventura county. The homes of two other current and former VC Defensa volunteers were also targeted. No arrests were made.
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