Overview
- Masked agents detained chef and restaurateur Carlos Lool during a supply run, in a scene captured on widely shared video and described by his partner as forceful with guns drawn.
- In a Tuesday statement, ICE Los Angeles identified him as Frederick Carlos Lool Sanchez of Guatemala and said he is in custody pending a fourth removal from the United States.
- ICE alleged prior arrests for assault, forging fake identification, criminal threats, and firearms violations, and said earlier detainers were not honored under California sanctuary policies.
- Lool’s partner, Jenna Lawrence, says a former employee reported a gun kept at the restaurant for protection, which she says would violate his parole, and reports note decades-old convictions in Connecticut.
- His detention has upended two neighborhood restaurants and paychecks for their staff, and a GoFundMe has been launched for legal and emergency costs as some outlets note his current immigration status remains unclear.