Last Friday, a violent ICE arrest went viral after masked agents pushed an unarmed bystander walking his dogs into a bush and pointed a gun in his face. Before being threatened with the firearm, the bystander picked up and threw a canister of pepper spray to the side, and upon seeing the ICE agents rush towards him, exclaimed, “I thought it was his!” The violent scene, which has since gone viral on social media, drew sharp criticism from California lawmakers.
Governor Gavin Newsom demanded an investigation into the incident, and Mayor Karen Bass issued a statement saying, “this is unacceptable and will not be tolerated in L.A. I’m engaging the Attorney General’s Office to investigate and prosecute any wrongdoing by these federal agents.” In response to criticism online and from lawmakers, the Department of Homeland Security issued the following statement.
“On October 30, 2026, ICE officers arrested Angel Luis Gonzalez Lobo, an illegal alien from Venezuela with a final order of removal during a targeted operation in North Hollywood.
In July 2023, Gonzalez Lobo entered the country using the disastrous Biden administration CBP One app and was then released into the country completely ...