CBP Agents Held This U.S. Citizen for Hours Until He Agreed To Let Them Search His Electronic Devices

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3. Chicago woman detained by federal agents among five U.S. citizens to testify in Washington

https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/12/09/tammy-duckworth-senate-hearing-illegal-dhs-arrests-chicago-woman-testimony

"... Figueroa was one of five U.S. citizens who offered their accounts during a bicameral public forum, despite the U.S. Department of Homeland Security repeatedly claiming they are not arresting U.S. citizens.

The witnesses included Wilmer Chavarria, a school superintendent in Vermont, who was detained after returning to the U.S. from visiting family overseas; Javier Ramirez, who was held for four days in California and denied medical treatment for diabetes; George Retes, a U.S. Army veteran, who was arrested and detained during a raid at his job site in southern California and detained for three days; and Andrea Velez, of California, who was on her way to work in Los Angeles when she was caught in a raid and charged with assaulting an officer, a charge that was later dropped for Velez. She said she is 4 foot 11 inches and did not assault an officer...."

... Sen. Dick Durbin, who introduced Figueroa as a witness, said her family was frantically searching for her when they saw a video of her arrest online. They were able to track her phone to the Broadview facility, he said..."


U.S. Citizen Wilmer Chavarria testifies about his detainment and search when re-entering the country
Oversight Committee Democrats