Woman detained during immigration operation in Cypress Park sparks confrontation: ‘Can we see the warrant?’

A woman was detained by federal immigration agents in Cypress Park on Tuesday, part of ongoing enforcement operations in the L.A. region.

In a video obtained by Boyle Heights Beat, masked men in jeans, T-shirts, and caps and wearing green military-style vests, can be seen surrounding a Toyota van with two women inside, one in the driver’s seat and the other in the passenger’s seat. Witnesses can be heard demanding to see a warrant, but none was presented, according to witnesses at the scene.

The video was captured by a witness shortly before noon near Avenue 28 and Pepper Avenue, according to the Boyle Heights Immigrants Rights Network, which identified the agents as being from Border Patrol…

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