Immigration officials say they detained 2 Mexican nationals on July 4

LOS ANGELES — U.S. immigration officials confirmed Sunday that they arrested two people during a July 4 raid at a West Hollywood car wash, both of whom were described as Mexican nationals who were in the United States illegally.

“On July 4th, Border Patrol conducted enforcement operations in West Hollywood, resulting in the arrest of two criminal illegal aliens: Juan Carlos Delgado-Abelino, an illegal alien from Mexico, has illegally entered the country twice. Silvestre JimenezI-Gomez, an illegal alien from Mexico, was previously convicted of possession of a controlled substance,” a senior Department of Homeland Security official said in an email to City News Service.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducted the raid at around 11 a.m. Friday at the Santa Palm Car Wash at 8787 Santa Monica Blvd…

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