A face-to-face encounter with federal immigration agents has left Montebello man Brian Gavidia shaken and unable to sleep at night.
Gavida said he was working at a tow yard on W. Olympic Boulevard in Montebello when he heard immigration agents were outside. An agent approached him when he stepped outside. Gavida said he told the officers he was an American citizen three times before they tried to detain him.
“East Los Angeles born and raised, ma’am,” he recalled telling an agent. “I am American. I stated I was American. He still attacked me. We are not safe, guys, not safe in America today.”…