DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Newsweek that Martinez was arrested because of a prior DUI conviction in Los Angeles.

Colombian TikTok influencer Leidy Tatiana Mafla-Martinez was taken into ICE custody while live streaming from her home in Los Angeles. Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said Martinez was arrested in connection with a prior DUI.

Roberto Carlos Montoya ran from a Home Depot in Monrovia, about 20 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles, as Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents began the operation Thursday morning, Monrovia City Manager Dylan Feik said in a statement.

Democratic members of Congress on Monday left a Los Angeles processing center run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement fuming, accusing the federal government of clearing out almost all of the detainees and sanitizing the center ahead of their arrival.

"Since June 6, 2025, ICE and CBP have made a total of 4,163 arrests in the Los Angeles area," Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement provided to The Times.

A scene captured in real time and shared widely on social media has shocked thousands: Mexican-American influencer Tatiana Martínez was detained by U.S. Immigration and

Los Angeles schools are taking a number of precautions to protect students and their families from ICE agents, as classes are set to start up again on Thursday.

A man who fled as an immigration raid unfolded at a Home Depot in Southern California was killed when he ran onto a freeway as federal agents moved in, local officials said.

A man was killed Thursday after being struck on the eastbound 210 Freeway while fleeing federal agents raiding a Home Depot in Monrovia, California.