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Juan Carlos R.D.: U.S. citizen beaten and detained by ICE while filming father's arrest

Juan Carlos Ramirez Diaz, a U.S. citizen from Oxnard, was pepper-sprayed, beaten, and tased while filming his father's arrest, then held before being released the next day. He has since filed a claim against the federal government.

May 26, 2026Oxnard, CA

Juan Carlos R.D.: U.S. citizen beaten and detained by ICE while filming father's arrest
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Juan Carlos Ramirez Diaz, a U.S. citizen from Oxnard, was pepper-sprayed, punched, kneed, tased, and slammed onto vehicle hoods by armed immigration agents while filming his father's arrest during an ICE raid at an auto body shop. He was transported to a hospital and then to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles before being released back to his family the following day. Ramirez later filed a legal claim against the federal government, seeking damages for his injuries and trauma, as part of a broader effort by people caught up in immigration raids to seek compensation.

Timeline

May 26, 2026—Ramirez filed a legal claim against the federal government seeking damages for injuries and trauma from the raid
Jun 18, 2025—Ramirez was released from custody and returned to his family
Jun 17, 2025—Ramirez, a U.S. citizen, was confirmed detained by ICE and taken to a hospital and then the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles
Jun 16, 2025—ICE agents raided an Oxnard auto body shop and arrested Ramirez's father; Ramirez was pepper-sprayed, beaten, and detained while filming
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