Overview
- Federal agents, who moved in Thursday outside the Rancho Cucamonga state courthouse, detained at least three men in arrests captured on video.
- The Department of Homeland Security said ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection carried out targeted operations, and the three men remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.
- DHS said the men are from Mexico and Colombia, noted prior arrest allegations for two of them, and said two had missed immigration hearings that led to removal orders.
- Local advocates said these arrests fit a pattern near the courthouse, reporting 33 detentions since last year and warning that families, witnesses, and attorneys may avoid court out of fear.
- In response, California lawmakers proposed a 1,000-foot buffer for immigration arrests outside courthouses and a plan to keep remote appearances for civil cases through 2029.