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News18
2 days ago
- Politics
- News18
'I Was Born Here': 9-Month Pregnant US Citizen Lands In Hospital After Immigration Raid
Last Updated: Cary Lopez Alvarado, 28, experienced sharp stomach pains and was hospitalised, with doctors closely monitoring her and her unborn child following the ordeal A nine-month pregnant US citizen was hospitalised after being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Hawthorne, California, sparking outrage and renewed scrutiny over immigration enforcement practices. Cary Lopez Alvarado, 28, was apprehended by ICE on June 8, just a week before her due date. According to Lopez Alvarado, agents 'shoved her", causing her to lose her balance as she tried to shield her stomach. 'They started grabbing me from both sides, and I ducked down to sort of shield my stomach because I was afraid they were going to hurt me," she told Telemundo 52. She added: 'I told them it [her due date] was June 17, and they said, 'OK, your baby is going to be born here, but you're from Mexico, right?' And I told them no." 'I was born here," Alvarado told Telemundo 52 in Spanish. 'I was born in Los Angeles, I was born in Hollywood Hospital." NBC Los Angeles reported that after her release, Alvarado experienced sharp stomach pains and was subsequently hospitalised, with doctors closely monitoring her and her unborn child following the ordeal. What Led to the Arrest The incident began when masked men in Border Patrol uniforms followed a vehicle carrying two undocumented workers, including Alvarado's partner, into a private parking lot, NBC reported. Alvarado and her cousin, both US citizens, opened the gate for the group. When agents attempted to enter the property, Alvarado blocked the door and asked them to leave, citing private property rights. Agents, however, claimed the parking lot was not private and proceeded to arrest Alvarado, her partner, her cousin, and the co-worker. Public Outcry and Context The case has drawn widespread condemnation, especially as it comes amid intensified immigration enforcement efforts. President Donald Trump has pledged to launch the largest mass deportation effort in US history, with increased ICE raids and stricter border controls. Advocacy groups and community members have called for accountability and greater oversight of ICE operations. 'This incident raises serious questions about the treatment of US citizens and the protocols followed during immigration enforcement," said a spokesperson for a local immigrant rights organisation, as reported by NBC News. The incident comes amid several thousand people taking to the streets of New York City to protest the immigration policies of Trump, after a series of raids by ICE sparked protests across the country. 'No hate, no fear, immigrants are welcome here," chanted protesters who initially gathered at Foley Square, a plaza in front of a courthouse where several migrants were detained by law enforcement, news agency AFP reported. The march in New York was more peaceful than its counterpart in Los Angeles, where ongoing demonstrations between protesters and police have spurred Trump to deploy thousands of National Guard troops and 700 active-duty Marines. First Published: June 11, 2025, 16:23 IST
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
US citizen detained by ICE while 9 months pregnant, ends up in hospital: ‘I can't fight back'
A nine-months-pregnant US citizen was detained by ICE in California, sparking further outrage about the federal immigration agency's 'overreach' amid violent protests. Cary Lopez Alvarado, 28, was detained by immigration authorities in California over the weekend despite being a US citizen, according to an NBC Los Angeles report. She experienced sharp pains in the stomach and had to be hospitalized after her release on Sunday. The wrongful detention of a nine-months-pregnant US citizen by ICE highlights serious concerns about racial profiling, due process violations and the agency's unchecked authority. It comes at a time when Los Angeles has been rocked by violent anti-ICE protests following a series of raids carried out by the immigration agency. Cary Lopez was taken into custody in Hawthorne, California by ICE agents. Lopez is just one week away from giving birth. She was released on Sunday and is now speaking out against her detention. On Sunday in Hawthorne, masked men dressed in Border Patrol uniforms arrived in marked US Customs and Border Protection vehicles and followed a white pickup truck carrying two undocumented workers, one of whom was Cary López Alvarado's partner, into a private parking area. Lopez and her cousin, Alberto Sandoval – both US citizens – opened the gate to allow the truck to enter. Lopez Alvarado later said that she and her cousin believed the agents would need a warrant to legally enter their workplace. 'They had us all surrounded,' she said. Lopez Alvarado filmed her interaction with the ICE agents. In one video, she can be heard telling them 'I'm gonna need you guys to leave. This is private property.' In another video, one of the agents says, "Excuse me ma'am. You are interfering with my arrest. I'm doing my job... Can you please move away?" Cary Lopez Alvarado was arrested along with her husband, his coworker and her cousin. Her husband and his coworker are both undocumented. The 28-year-old says that federal agents accused her of obstructing the arrest of her undocumented husband. 'I had lost my balance because he was kind of shoving me away from the door,' a tearful Lopez told NBC from her hospital bed on Monday. 'That's when I kind of leaned forward, trying to protect the stomach." 'I wasn't resisting or anything,' she said. 'I can't fight back. I'm pregnant.'
