Cary L.A.: Pregnant U.S. citizen detained by ICE agents, hospitalized with stomach pains
Cary López Alvarado, 28, a U.S. citizen nine months pregnant, was shoved during her arrest by immigration agents in Hawthorne and later hospitalized a day for stomach pains.
Jun 9, 2025Hawthorne, CA

Cary López Alvarado, a 28-year-old U.S. citizen nine months pregnant, was detained by immigration agents in Hawthorne, California on Sunday. López Alvarado said agents shoved her during the arrest, causing her to lose her balance as she tried to protect her stomach. After her release, she experienced sharp stomach pains and was hospitalized for one day for monitoring. López Alvarado and her cousin Alberto Sandoval, also a U.S. citizen, were doing maintenance work when agents in Border Patrol uniforms arrived in marked CBP vehicles following a white pickup truck carrying two undocumented workers, including her partner Brian Nájera.
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- A pregnant U.S. citizen went to the hospital after immigration agents detained her
NBC News·Jun 11, 2025·archived copy
- ICE detains heavily pregnant US citizen—"Shield my stomach"
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- ‘I can’t fight back; I’m pregnant’: ICE detains US citizen in Hawthorne
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