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Jose C.: U.S. citizen documenting Sacramento Home Depot raid detained by Border Patrol

Jose Castillo, a U.S. citizen volunteering to monitor immigration enforcement, was detained after Border Patrol accused him of damaging a tire during a Sacramento Home Depot raid that arrested 11 undocumented immigrants. He was later released.

Jul 17, 2025Sacramento, CACountry of origin: Mexico

Jose C.: U.S. citizen documenting Sacramento Home Depot raid detained by Border Patrol
Photo via Sacramento Bee

U.S. Border Patrol agents conducted an enforcement operation at a Home Depot parking lot in south Sacramento on July 17, detaining 11 undocumented immigrants and a U.S. citizen identified as Jose Castillo. Castillo, an immigration watch volunteer documenting the operation, was detained after agents alleged he damaged a vehicle tire during a brief chase in the parking lot; he was later released. A total of 11 people were arrested during the raid, which Border Patrol stated was a message that the federal government can enforce immigration law anywhere in California.

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