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Woman wrongfully detained in immigration raid speaks out

Season 2025 Episode 260 | 7m 57s

A U.S. citizen was caught in the middle of the Trump administration’s aggressive approach to immigration enforcement. Andrea Velez says she was wrongfully arrested this past summer in downtown Los Angeles during an ICE raid. She spent two nights in jail and faced a felony charge the Justice Department later dropped. Geoff Bennett discussed the case with Velez and her attorney, Luis Carrillo.

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