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Mon Aug 18, 2025, 03:48 PM Aug 2025

Teen with disabilities reportedly detained by ICE outside L.A. school

by: Angelique Brenes
Posted: Aug 11, 2025 / 08:42 PM PDT
Updated: Aug 11, 2025 / 11:12 PM PDT

Los Angeles Unified School District leaders are calling for limits on immigration enforcement near campuses after a 15-year-old boy with disabilities was pulled from a car, handcuffed, and briefly detained outside Arleta High School on Monday in what officials describe as a case of mistaken identity.

The incident happened around 9:30 a.m. on Monday, just days before more than half a million LAUSD students return to classrooms. According to Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, the student — who attends San Fernando High School — had gone to Arleta High with his grandmother to accompany a relative registering for classes.

While the family member was inside, several officers approached their vehicle, telling them they were not with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). However, Carvalho said district-reviewed video appeared to show both police and Border Patrol personnel.

The boy was removed from the car and placed in handcuffs ...

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/disabled-teen-detained-ice-outside-school/

"It's so hard to get good jobs robbing banks nowadays! But with my new ICE job, I can keep up my thuggish posing and masking skills while waiting for my big break!"

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