Immigration raid at Los Angeles church disrupts charity food drive
Federal immigration agents conducted an operation at a church food drive in Los Angeles, arresting a man and disrupting charitable activities.
Federal immigration agents arrested Carlos Chavez-Guzman, a taco vendor, during a charity food drive at North Hills United Methodist Church in Los Angeles. Video footage showed agents pursuing Chavez-Guzman through the parking lot while the church was distributing food to hungry people.
The Department of Homeland Security stated that Chavez-Guzman was in the country illegally and had been deported in 2016. The church criticized the operation, saying it interrupted their humanitarian work. Pastor Ervin Adin Aguilon expressed concern that the raid violated the sacred nature of worship.
Chavez-Guzman has since been deported to Mexico, leaving his wife Maribel Gonzalez Gatica to care for their four children. The incident raises questions about immigration enforcement methods in community spaces.
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