Woman livestreams ICE detainment as agents smash car window in El Monte: ‘Lord, please protect me’

A woman who livestreamed her detainment by federal immigration agents is speaking publicly after she was released from custody Friday evening, describing the encounter as frightening and traumatic.

Maria Santay is a U.S. citizen and is also a community observer, and believes that has made her a target of ICE. Her detention on Friday is not the first run-in she’s had with immigration agents.

Santay streamed the arrest live on Instagram from a Chevron station at Peck Road and Valley Boulevard around 2 p.m. The video shows agents surrounding her vehicle before breaking her car window with a hammer as she cried out…

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