Ontario police deny participating in immigration enforcement after a federal operation outside a Stater Bros. grocery store earlier this week led to the brief on-site detention of a U.S. citizen.
In a video released Thursday, the department said its officers responded only after a federal agent reported being assaulted. But immigrant rights advocates say the department’s explanation still leaves some questions unanswered.
A video posted online from Monday’s incident shows officers arresting a person near an apartment complex down the street from the store at San Antonio Avenue and Holt Boulevard. Another clip shows officers exiting the store’s employee-only area…