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Federal prosecutors say two people have been arrested on suspicion of using their car to try to block immigration agents from doing their job in South Los Angeles. The arrests come as President Donald Trump seeks to step up immigration enforcement across the country.
The arrests: Prosecutors say Gustavo Torres, 28, and Kiara Jamie-Flores, 34, allegedly pulled their car in front of a government car and blocked its pathway at a South L.A. intersection in February. Later, they are alleged to have raced out in front of it again and slammed on the breaks, nearly causing a crash.
The charges: They are charged with “knowingly and recklessly” putting federal agents’ lives in danger and face up to six years in prison if convicted. “Anyone who deliberately gets in the way of immigration officers doing their job will face criminal prosecution and the prospect of doing time in a federal prison cell,” said U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli, the top federal prosecutor in L.A. and a Trump administration appointee, in a news release. Attorneys for Torres and Jamie-Flores could not be reached before publication…