Wild moment ICE agents chase down illegal migrant at church food drive as kids cheer on his escape
Second time, not so lucky.A wild video has emerged of masked federal immigration agents chase down a congregant during a Los Angeles church’s charity food drive – ten years after he was first deported.
Churchgoers claimed the agents descended on the parking lot of the North Hills United Methodist Church Hispanic Mission on Thursday, looking to cuff taco vendor Carlos Chavez-Guzman.Video of the chaotic arrest shows Chavez-Guzman, who is wearing an apron, try to bolt from agents in the parking lot while a child scream ”run, run” in support of his escape bid.“He’s a good guy, why are you doing this?” one angry onlooker yells at the agents in the video.The church claimed they were “ambushed” during the operation.“Upon entry they ran through our parking lot all while our food ministry was taking place,” the church said in a statement.“Our food ministry is an expression of God’s love for the hungry and as a result of ICE’s senseless actions, we were forced to stop the food ministry.”But Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said Chavez-Guzman was in the US illegally, and had been previously deported from the country in 2016.“Chavez-Guzman chose to run from law enforcement, a federal crime, leading them on a foot chase before his arrest,” McLaughlin told CBS News.
“This operation also resulted in the arrest of two other individuals from Mexico who have violated the immigration laws of our country.”Other congregants sought shelter inside the church, according to the pastor.“I feel that my sacred right to worship my Lord, Jesus Christ, and serve him were violated,” Pastor Ervin Adin Aguilon said at a Monday news conference.“It breaks my heart…this is my place to worship my Lord, and I am devastated.”Chavez-Guzman’s wife, Maribel Gonzalez Gatica, said he has since been deported to Mexico.
The couple has four children together, his wife said in a GoFundMe plea.The DHS did not respond to The Po...