LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The owner of a Van Nuys car wash today filed a civil rights lawsuit against several federal agencies alleging they caused him to suffer severe injuries during an immigration raid on his business last year.
Rafie Shouhed, 80, is seeking $50 million in damages from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to the suit filed in Los Angeles federal court.
Shouhed also contends he was arrested and incarcerated for 12 hours inside a federal lockup in downtown Los Angeles without medical attention…