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Aug. 27, 2025

Family files $1M claim after disabled teen mistakenly detained by immigration agents

Attorneys allege ICE and Border Patrol unlawfully handcuffed a 15-year-old boy with disabilities outside Arleta High School, targeting him because of his race. The Trump administration denies racial profiling.

Attorneys have filed a $1 million civil rights claim against the Trump administration, alleging federal immigration agents unlawfully handcuffed and detained a 15-year-old boy with disabilities in a case of mistaken identity outside Arleta High School. The claim asserts the teen was targeted solely because of his race.

The case stems from an Aug. 11 encounter in which Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agents allegedly drew weapons on the boy as he waited in a c...

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