ICE Agents Ram Car to Make "Targeted Arrest" of Man Accused of Punching Border Patrol Officer

ICE agents rammed a car today to make a "targeted arrest," officials say. Two unmarked cars, identified later as Homeland Security vehicles, pinned a white sedan between them and agents then made the arrest. Agents say the arrest was of a man accused of punching a Border Patrol officer. “When Homeland Security Investigations tried to arrest Christian Damian Cerno-Camacho for the assault, he attempted to flee. He was ultimately arrested and taken into custody,” DHS said.

A woman interviewed by Telemundo 52 says she began recording after hearing a crash outside a nearby store on Whittier Blvd. She says ICE agents surrounded a mother and baby, harassed the family, and struck their car three times, once in front and twice from behind, before deploying tear gas. As seen in Citizen user video from @lapuenteUser1712197030, the witness shouted that the mother had rights and demanded identification from the agents, who allegedly laughed and left without providing names; she says one agent even moved the damaged car to clear traffic. Police and EMS were called afterward, and the family claimed ICE never showed a warrant. The husband, reportedly a U.S. citizen, was allegedly being targeted for his protest activity in Paramount.

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An LAPD supervisor has been requested to the scene on Whittier Boulevard.

LAPD units are en route to the scene.

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ICE agents rammed a car today to make a "targeted arrest," officials say. Two unmarked cars, identified later as Homeland Security vehicles, pinned a white sedan between them and agents then made the arrest. Agents say the arrest was of a man accused of punching a Border Patrol officer. “When Homeland Security Investigations tried to arrest Christian Damian Cerno-Camacho for the assault, he attempted to flee. He was ultimately arrested and taken into custody,” DHS said.

A woman interviewed by Telemundo 52 says she began recording after hearing a crash outside a nearby store on Whittier Blvd. She says ICE agents surrounded a mother and baby, harassed the family, and struck their car three times, once in front and twice from behind, before deploying tear gas. As seen in Citizen user video from @lapuenteUser1712197030, the witness shouted that the mother had rights and demanded identification from the agents, who allegedly laughed and left without providing names; she says one agent even moved the damaged car to clear traffic. Police and EMS were called afterward, and the family claimed ICE never showed a warrant. The husband, reportedly a U.S. citizen, was allegedly being targeted for his protest activity in Paramount.

Radio clips available.

An LAPD supervisor has been requested to the scene on Whittier Boulevard.

LAPD units are en route to the scene.

Radio clips available.

ICE agents rammed a car today to make a "targeted arrest," officials say. Two unmarked cars, identified later as Homeland Security vehicles, pinned a white sedan between them and agents then made the arrest. Agents say the arrest was of a man accused of punching a Border Patrol officer. “When Homeland Security Investigations tried to arrest Christian Damian Cerno-Camacho for the assault, he attempted to flee. He was ultimately arrested and taken into custody,” DHS said.

A woman interviewed by Telemundo 52 says she began recording after hearing a crash outside a nearby store on Whittier Blvd. She says ICE agents surrounded a mother and baby, harassed the family, and struck their car three times, once in front and twice from behind, before deploying tear gas. As seen in Citizen user video from @lapuenteUser1712197030, the witness shouted that the mother had rights and demanded identification from the agents, who allegedly laughed and left without providing names; she says one agent even moved the damaged car to clear traffic. Police and EMS were called afterward, and the family claimed ICE never showed a warrant. The husband, reportedly a U.S. citizen, was allegedly being targeted for his protest activity in Paramount.

Radio clips available.

An LAPD supervisor has been requested to the scene on Whittier Boulevard.

LAPD units are en route to the scene.

Radio clips available.

ICE agents rammed a car today to make a "targeted arrest," officials say. Two unmarked cars, identified later as Homeland Security vehicles, pinned a white sedan between them and agents then made the arrest. Agents say the arrest was of a man accused of punching a Border Patrol officer. “When Homeland Security Investigations tried to arrest Christian Damian Cerno-Camacho for the assault, he attempted to flee. He was ultimately arrested and taken into custody,” DHS said.

A woman interviewed by Telemundo 52 says she began recording after hearing a crash outside a nearby store on Whittier Blvd. She says ICE agents surrounded a mother and baby, harassed the family, and struck their car three times, once in front and twice from behind, before deploying tear gas. As seen in Citizen user video from @lapuenteUser1712197030, the witness shouted that the mother had rights and demanded identification from the agents, who allegedly laughed and left without providing names; she says one agent even moved the damaged car to clear traffic. Police and EMS were called afterward, and the family claimed ICE never showed a warrant. The husband, reportedly a U.S. citizen, was allegedly being targeted for his protest activity in Paramount.

Radio clips available.

An LAPD supervisor has been requested to the scene on Whittier Boulevard.

LAPD units are en route to the scene.

Radio clips available.

ICE agents rammed a car today to make a "targeted arrest," officials say. Two unmarked cars, identified later as Homeland Security vehicles, pinned a white sedan between them and agents then made the arrest. Agents say the arrest was of a man accused of punching a Border Patrol officer. “When Homeland Security Investigations tried to arrest Christian Damian Cerno-Camacho for the assault, he attempted to flee. He was ultimately arrested and taken into custody,” DHS said.

A woman interviewed by Telemundo 52 says she began recording after hearing a crash outside a nearby store on Whittier Blvd. She says ICE agents surrounded a mother and baby, harassed the family, and struck their car three times, once in front and twice from behind, before deploying tear gas. As seen in Citizen user video from @lapuenteUser1712197030, the witness shouted that the mother had rights and demanded identification from the agents, who allegedly laughed and left without providing names; she says one agent even moved the damaged car to clear traffic. Police and EMS were called afterward, and the family claimed ICE never showed a warrant. The husband, reportedly a U.S. citizen, was allegedly being targeted for his protest activity in Paramount.

Radio clips available.

An LAPD supervisor has been requested to the scene on Whittier Boulevard.

LAPD units are en route to the scene.

Radio clips available.