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Yahoo
7 hours ago
- Yahoo
Masked men in Border Patrol vests take California father after repeatedly hitting him
In graphic video that has since gone viral, some seven or more masked men wearing U.S. Border Patrol vests were seen violently detaining a father in Santa Ana, Calif., before forcing him into the back of an unmarked car on Saturday. The violent incident sparked protests in the following hours, and an online fundraiser was started through GoFundMe, where family members identified the victim as Tustin, Calif., resident Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all U.S. Marines. One of those sons, 25-year-old Alejandro Barranco, told KTLA that his father was pepper-sprayed in addition to repeatedly being punched in the face during his detention. According to Alejandro, Narciso was picked up by alleged federal immigration officers while he was working as a landscaper at the IHOP on Edinger Avenue and Ritchey Street. The video shared by the Instagram account @SantaAnaProblems shows a group of men wearing hats and face coverings and police vests converge on Narciso, holding him down while one man repeatedly hits him on the head. Some men are standing guard around the scene before the group again seizes Narciso, with one man holding a baton at the back of Narciso's neck to push him into the backseat of a silver SUV. KTLA has reached out to city and state officials and is awaiting a response. A Santa Ana Police spokesperson said they are aware of the video circulating on social media, but had no further details. No local or federal officials have confirmed to KTLA whether the masked men were federal officers. 'He is a good, hard working man. He has raised his family here and has established himself here,' reads the GoFundMe page. 'Please help the Barranco family with whatever you can to ensure he is able to receive the proper legal counsel to represent him.' As of Saturday evening, Alejandro was working on getting in contact with his father. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
11 hours ago
- The Hill
Masked men in Border Patrol vests take California father after repeatedly hitting him
In graphic video that has since gone viral, some seven or more masked men wearing U.S. Border Patrol vests were seen violently detaining a father in Santa Ana, Calif., before forcing him into the back of an unmarked car on Saturday. The violent incident sparked protests in the following hours, and an online fundraiser was started through GoFundMe, where family members identified the victim as Tustin, Calif., resident Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all U.S. Marines. One of those sons, 25-year-old Alejandro Barranco, told KTLA that his father was pepper-sprayed in addition to repeatedly being punched in the face during his detention. According to Alejandro, Narciso was picked up by alleged federal immigration officers while he was working as a landscaper at the IHOP on Edinger Avenue and Ritchey Street. The video shared by the Instagram account @SantaAnaProblems shows a group of men wearing hats and face coverings and police vests converge on Narciso, holding him down while one man repeatedly hits him on the head. Some men are standing guard around the scene before the group again seizes Narciso, with one man holding a baton at the back of Narciso's neck to push him into the backseat of a silver SUV. KTLA has reached out to city and state officials and is awaiting a response. A Santa Ana Police spokesperson said they are aware of the video circulating on social media, but had no further details. No local or federal officials have confirmed to KTLA whether the masked men were federal officers. 'He is a good, hard working man. He has raised his family here and has established himself here,' reads the GoFundMe page. 'Please help the Barranco family with whatever you can to ensure he is able to receive the proper legal counsel to represent him.' As of Saturday evening, Alejandro was working on getting in contact with his father.
Hindustan Times
19 hours ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Who is Alejandro Barranco? Immigrant dad of 3 US Marines violently detained in disturbing video
A former Marine says he feels 'betrayed' after a video showed his father being pinned to the ground and repeatedly punched by a federal immigration agent in Santa Ana on Saturday. Narciso was being held at a Los Angeles detention facility. US Rep. Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana) called his detention 'madness' and said current immigration policies are flawed.(@IMmissmellie/ X) The video sparked a protest with dozens of people demanding that the agents leave Santa Ana. An online fundraiser was also launched to help pay the man's legal expenses. The man in the video is a 48-year-old landscaper named Narciso Barranco. He was stopped on the street, and his son, 25-year-old Marine Alejandro Barranco, told NBC News on Sunday that two of his brothers also serve in the US Marines, currently stationed at Camp Pendleton. Marine Alejandro Barranco says: 'My dad has no criminal history…' 'I feel betrayed,' Alejandro said. 'My dad has no criminal history. He wasn't doing anything bad. He was just working. The way they (federal agents) attacked him, I don't think it's right.' Narciso is applying for parole-in-place, which can let undocumented family members of active-duty military stay in the US He's lived in Orange County since the 1990s, owns a landscaping business, and—according to a court check—has no criminal record. As of Sunday, Narciso was being held at a Los Angeles detention facility. US Rep. Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana) called his detention 'madness' and said current immigration policies are flawed. 'You have a family of three kids that took an oath for the country, ready to lay down their lives for this country, and their parents can't stay here?' Narciso was working at an IHOP on Edinger Avenue on June 21 when men in civilian clothes and masks approached him. Alejandro said his father ran toward his truck to get his ID. Video shows federal agents chasing him while he carried a weed whacker. He was restrained on the ground, pepper-sprayed, and punched in the face multiple times by at least one agent. Alejandro says his father may also have dislocated his shoulder, though the family doesn't know if he received medical treatment. 'I'm honestly really hurt because I love this country a lot, and I love my parents a lot. I gave up four years of my life to serve this country and show that I'm a patriot,' Alejandro said, noting he served in Afghanistan. He believes his father was racially profiled. Also Read: Turkish journalist detained over alleged threat to President Tayyip Erdogan About Narciso Barranco Narciso was born in Morelia, Mexico, and moved to Orange County in the early 1990s. He works both through his own landscaping business, Barranco Landscaping, and for other companies. By Sunday evening, a GoFundMe page set up for his legal fees had raised more than $41,000. The page reads: 'He is a good, hard-working man. He has raised his family here and has established himself here. What we all saw today was disgusting and heart-wrenching.' A few hours after the video went viral, about 100 people gathered in the streets waving American and Mexican flags. They marched through Santa Ana, demanding an end to the immigration sweeps and calling for Border Patrol agents to get out of town, according to NBC4. Santa Ana Mayor Valerie Amezcua couldn't be reached for comment. A Border Patrol spokesperson confirmed their agents made the arrest but declined to give more details. President Trump has said immigration enforcement will focus on criminals, but many people detained by federal immigration agents have no serious convictions or criminal history, according to published reports.
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Church volunteers show off their weaving skills ahead of Palm Sunday
JOHNSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — Palm weaving is a unique skill that not everyone knows how to do. But a number of volunteers at the Our Lady of Grace Church, including Patricia Colorado, have been doing it for years. Colorado said she first tried her hand at palm weaving roughly 25 years ago. 'Elders of the church were doing it,' Colorado recalled. 'I'm kind of an artsy person, so when I saw them I was impressed with what I saw and I got involved.' 'We have a couple of [women] here who are pretty experienced,' she continued. 'Anyone that comes in walks out of here happy.' The art of palm weaving involves braiding strips of palm leaves, called fronds, that is typically linked to religious observances. For Catholics and Christians, the woven fronds are holy symbols of faith and devotion that represent the blessed palms of Palm Sunday — which is always the week before Easter. That's why Colorado and other volunteers have been hard at work weaving palms for this weekend's Mass. Father Richard Narciso told 12 News the church's parishioners not only love collecting palms, but also gifting them to others. 'We know palms are deeply rooted in the tradition of the church,' Narciso explained. 'We know that, when we celebrate on Palm Sunday, we're called to mind the moment in Jesus' life when he enters Jerusalem … people were proclaiming him king, waving and throwing palms at him, and we know things quickly turned.' 'For us in this day and age, which we find ourselves living, palms continue to be a sign of peace and reconciliation,' he continued. 'Many different people, still to this day, share them with one another.' Narciso said the decorative palms are placed on the altar to symbolize the season of lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on the Thursday before Easter. 'People come in here and say, 'I could never do that.' But you show them a couple of times and they just jump right in and create their own pieces,' Colorado said. 'It's pretty impressive.' The woven arrangements will be displayed on the altar at Our Lady of Grace this weekend. Palm Sunday Mass is slated for 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Download the and apps to get breaking news and weather alerts. Watch or with the new . Follow us on social media: Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
