W Lower Buckeye Rd & S 83rd Ave — Reported Site of Alleged ICE Detention
A West Phoenix family says men posing as electricians cut power to their home near 83rd Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road before detaining 33-year-old Edgar Martinez on the patio outside. Martinez was taken into custody in Phoenix, according to the family’s account, while ICE says he has no lawful status in the country.
Marisol Lopez, Martinez’s partner, told Univision that the men wore construction-style vests and manipulated an exterior electrical box, cutting power to the house before agents detained Martinez outside, according to reporting from MundoNOW. As detailed by AZ Family, the West Phoenix family said ICE agents posed as electricians and cut their power before at least one agent pinned Martinez outside his home, and the family says agents did not show a warrant during the encounter…