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Yahoo
5 hours ago
- Yahoo
Father detained by immigration agents while shopping at Home Depot in Burbank
Loved ones are distraught after a father was arrested by immigration agents while he was shopping at a Home Depot in Burbank. Carlos Mejia Osorio, 42, is a father of five children and works as a handyman and contractor. On June 19, Osorio and his adult son, Jonathan Chavez, were picking up materials and supplies for a job when federal immigration agents suddenly appeared. 'We were loading up the truck and then right when we're about to leave, he was about to get into the car, two agents just came out of nowhere and started chasing him,' Jonathan told KTLA's Rick Chambers. Video of the incident was posted to Burbank Mayor Nikki Perez's Instagram page, where Osorio is seen being chased down the parking lot by an agent. He was eventually detained and taken to a detention center in downtown Los Angeles. The day Osorio was taken, he was fixing a fence in Mia Hopkey's backyard. 'There's an enormous amount of guilt, was the first thing I felt,' Hopkey said. 'We had a hole in the fence that needed to be patched. He was working here. He went to pick up some lumber from Home Depot and that's when he was taken.' Osorio came to the U.S. illegally from Guatemala around 20 years ago. He has since raised a family in Southern California, worked to provide for his wife and children and paid his taxes, his family said. Friends and neighbors told KTLA they were distraught to hear of Osorio's detainment. They described him as a hardworking family man who is loved by his community. 'We're reeling from it,' said Alex Meiners, a friend. 'He's the first person I thought about [when the ICE raids began.] Just seeing how they were doing it and just targeting brown people. He's been here for 20 years. He's been a community member. He goes to church.' 'He is not the person that ICE should be going after,' Hopkey said. 'He's an outstanding member of the community. He's a loving husband, father and friend. He doesn't deserve this.' Family members said they've had little information about his case and what the next steps might be. They're concerned about his wife and children as he is their primary provider. On Friday night, loved ones were able to contact Osorio and confirmed he was transferred to a facility in Arizona and will likely to be moved to the Houston, Texas area this week. A GoFundMe page to help Osorio's family can be found here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
2 days ago
- CBS News
Immigration agents detain father after chase through Burbank parking lot
The family of Carlos Chavez is trying to determine their next steps after immigration agents detained the father of five following a chase through a Home Depot parking lot in Burbank. Chavez's family and friends said he immigrated to the United States 20 years ago to provide for his relatives and had no criminal record. They described him as a person who would always be there to help others. Federal agents detained him more than a week ago while he was buying supplies for a home project with his son, Jonathan. "Is there pleasure in doing that stuff?" Jonathan said. "Honestly, what's the problem with that?" Jonathan said his father was taken to the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles. Jonathan added that his father did not have his medication while he was being held at the facility. "They're just targeting people that are trying to work hard for their families," Jonathan said. "They're not providing for us. They take them and they don't provide us anything." Since his father's arrest, Jonathan has taken over the family business to help support his mom and siblings. During their last talk on Thursday, Carlos told his family that he might be transferred to a detention center in Houston. "He might get his phone back and stuff on the way over there, but he doesn't know," Jonathan said. "He told me he doesn't know if he's going to be able to talk to us again." As of Friday, family and friends don't know Carlos' exact location. His loved ones said they have tried several times to get more information from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Department of Homeland Security and other federal officials, but have not received a response. "He's a loving father," neighbor Mia Hopkey said. "He's a caring husband, and he's a good person that doesn't deserve this." While the family waits for answers, close friends like Hopkey and Alex Meiners are doing what they can to help Carlos' relatives. They organized a fundraiser to help with legal expenses and keep the family afloat. They said Carlos has always helped them when they needed it. "We'll be there to help support his family, because like we said, every time you see him, he gets out of the car, I give him a big hug," Meiners said. "He's my buddy. He's my friend." Jonathan said he can find a way to bring his dad home. "The only thing I want to see is him come back, to be able to see his daughters and make my mom happy again," Jonathan said. "She hasn't been happy this whole time.
