"Arrest Now, Ask Questions Later": Why Did ICE Agents Arrest and Jail U.S. Citizen Andrea Velez?
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In an effort to fulfill the Trump administration’s daily immigration arrest “quotas,” federal agents and deputized local law enforcement are racially profiling and snatching people off the streets without due process. These arrests, carried out by armed and masked agents, are sowing terror and confusion in communities across the United States. Stephano Medina, a lawyer with the California Center for Movement Legal Services, shares how ICE regularly denies that it has taken people into custody, leading to family members scrambling for information about their loved ones. “It’s arrest now, ask questions later,” adds Dominique Boubion, an attorney representing Andrea Velez, a U.S. citizen who was taken by ICE last month in what Velez has since described as a “kidnapping.”

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Main Topic: The arrest and detention of Andrea Velez, a U.S. citizen, by ICE agents, and the case of Yurana Ulana, who claims to have been pressured to sign a voluntary self-deportation agreement.

Key Points:

  • Andrea Velez’s Arrest: Andrea Velez, a U.S. citizen, was arrested by ICE agents in an unmarked car while on her way to work. Her family witnessed the arrest.
  • Conflicting Accounts: ICE claims Andrea assaulted a federal officer by interfering with their target. Andrea’s attorney, Dominique Bubon, argues this is a fabrication and a case of racial profiling.
  • Racial Profiling Allegations: Bubon asserts that Andrea was targeted due to her appearance (dark-skinned Latina) and that ICE agents spoke to her in Spanish despite her demonstrating she could speak English.
  • “Arrest Now, Ask Questions Later” Bubon describes the situation as “arrest now, ask questions later.”
  • [Yuriana Julia Pelaez Calderon]'s Case: [Yuriana Julia Pelaez Calderon] claims she was taken at gunpoint and pressured to sign a voluntary self-deportation agreement.

Highlights:

  • Video footage shows Andrea being carried away by an ICE agent, despite her attempts to seek help from LAPD officers.
  • The lack of clear identification of the arresting officers (no marked vests or license plates on vehicles) is emphasized.
  • The attorney highlights the distress and confusion of Andrea and her family due to the sudden and forceful nature of the arrest.

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