U.S. Military Veteran
I Was Wrongfully Snatched In ICE Raid
… Now I am Gonna Sue!!!
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TMZ.com
A U.S. Military veteran says he was snatched up, manhandled, and tossed in a cell for days in an immigration raid in California — regardless of being a U.S. citizen.
George Retes, a 25-year-old safety guard at a hashish farm, instructed “TMZ Live” Thursday he was making an attempt to get to work final week when ICE brokers surrounded his automobile throughout a protest in Camarillo, northwest of L.A., final week … shouting conflicting instructions at him earlier than smashing in his driver’s aspect window and dragging him out.
7/10/25
AP / ABC7 Los Angeles
Catch the total clip … ‘trigger George particulars the tense chain of occasions that adopted, saying all of it occurred so rapidly, he didn’t even get an opportunity to point out my ID or clarify he was a U.S. citizen — and a former member of the army.
Retes claims he was hauled to a federal facility in downtown L.A. and positioned on suicide look ahead to 3 days — by no means instructed why he was there, and by no means supplied fundamental care.
When he was lastly launched, officers instructed him there have been no expenses towards him … and easily despatched him on his means with no transportation residence.
Now, Retes says he plans to take authorized motion towards everybody concerned, insisting what occurred to him shouldn’t occur to anybody.
