Giovanni: Car wash worker held six months by ICE after refusing deportation papers
Giovanni, a Salvadoran car wash worker in the San Fernando Valley, was held six months at Adelanto after refusing to sign deportation papers, leaving his family without income.
Jun 9, 2026Los Angeles, CACountry of origin: El Salvador
During summer 2025 ICE raids in Southern California, federal agents arrested thousands of undocumented immigrants in neighborhoods, workplaces, and homes. Giovanni, a Salvadoran worker at a car wash in the San Fernando Valley, was detained for six months at Adelanto ICE Processing Center after refusing to sign deportation documents, while three coworkers were quickly deported to Mexico. His family was left without his income and faced potential displacement.
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- New analysis, firsthand accounts reveal toll of ICE crackdown on immigrant communities
Times of San Diego·Jun 30, 2026·archived copy
- Community patrols expand as data offers insight into ICE arrests, family separations in SoCal
ABC7·Jun 9, 2026·archived copy
- LA Public Press
- Older, white Angelenos are joining Latino volunteers to monitor ICE raids
LAist·Feb 25, 2026·archived copy
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