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Multiple immigration sweeps reported across Los Angeles, with a tense standoff/protest downtown; SEIU union leader arrested

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79-year-old US citizen claims ICE agents body-slammed him at his business, seeks $50M

Surveillance video shows agents shoving business owner to the ground.

An elderly Los Angeles business owner has filed a $50 million federal administrative claim alleging he was body-slammed and detained by federal immigration agents during a raid at his Van Nuys car wash earlier this month.

Rafie Ollah Shouhed, 79, suffered multiple broken ribs, elbow injuries and a traumatic brain injury during the Sept. 9 incident, according to the federal tort claim filed by his attorneys.

According to his claim, when Shouhed attempted to show agents proof of his employees' work authorization, agents "cursed at him" and "violently body-slammed him onto the pavement." Three agents then allegedly pinned him down, with one placing a knee on his neck, the claim stated.
 
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Woman hospitalized after being detained by federal agents at Ladera Heights Home Depot

“Let me go. I am an American who was born here," the woman is heard yelling in a video shared with NBC4.​

Witnesses tell NBC4 the woman was monitoring an immigration enforcement operation when she was detained and then taken to a hospital.

Witness video from a Ladera Heights Home Depot this morning shows a woman screaming as she is detained by federal agents. At one point, she identifies herself as an American.

“My name is Rachel Simon. I am an American citizen. I was born here. Please.”

It’s still unclear what led up to the confrontation. Witnesses say she is a member of the HILL Network, a community immigration defense group, and that she was monitoring the area.

Details on the woman's condition were not immediately available. According to the HILL Network, the woman was released from custody; it's unclear if she will face any charges.
 
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Trump’s top federal prosecutor in L.A. struggles to secure indictments in protest cases

Essayli has won indictments in some serious cases, including two where defendants are accused of throwing or planning to throw Molotov cocktails at L.A. law enforcement officers, and a case where defendants allegedly fired a paintball gun at federal police.

Man pleads guilty to throwing Molotov cocktail at deputies during immigration protest

A 23-year-old man has pleaded guilty to throwing a Molotov cocktail at Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies during protests against immigration raids across the region last spring

The incendiary device landed in a grassy area near the foot of a protester and about 15 feet (4.5 meters) from the deputies, according to the plea agreement. Galvez said he then ran away.

[No mention of any injuries.]
 
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