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Selena H.R.: Salvadoran taco vendor detained by masked ICE agents in Los Angeles

Selena Vanessa Hernández Ramírez, 25, a Salvadoran taco vendor, was detained by masked, unidentified ICE agents outside a Ladera Heights Home Depot on June 23, with agents using tear gas on bystanders who intervened.

Jun 27, 2025Los Angeles, CACountry of origin: El Salvador

Selena H.R.: Salvadoran taco vendor detained by masked ICE agents in Los Angeles
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ICE agents detained Selena Vanessa Hernández Ramírez, a 25-year-old taco vendor from El Salvador, on June 23 while she was working in front of a Home Depot in Ladera Heights, Los Angeles. According to witnesses and video footage, the agents had covered faces and did not display visible identification or arrest warrants. Hernández Ramírez resisted by holding onto a tree before being forcibly taken to an unmarked vehicle, and agents used tear gas to disperse witnesses who intervened and demanded identification. One witness, Aleca Le Blanc, said she repeatedly asked the agents to identify themselves and show a warrant but was ignored, and said agents threw tear gas canisters at the small group of bystanders.

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