Salvadoran man with TPS arrested without warrant in DC street sweep
Aug 21, 2025·Location: Washington, DC
Country of origin: El Salvador
José Escobar Molina, 47, a Salvadoran native with temporary protected status who had lived in Washington, DC for 25 years, was grabbed and handcuffed without questions by ICE agents in two cars as he approached his work truck. He was held overnight in Virginia before being released. He is a plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit challenging warrantless arrests in DC.
Sources
- Immigration street sweeps led to more 'collateral' arrests of noncriminals - Stocktonia News
stocktonia.org·May 6, 2026·archived copy
- Escobar Molina v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security 1:25-cv-03417 (D.D.C.) | Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse
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