The Brief
- An ICE agent was caught on video pepper spraying the car of VC Defensa community activists who were tracking his movements in Ventura.
- Ryan Drury said the agent’s actions followed a pattern he has seen before and questioned whether DHS’ new policy represents a real change.
- DHS said it is temporarily limiting most vehicle stops nationwide following two fatal immigration-stop shootings while continuing enforcement against people with serious or violent criminal histories.
VENTURA, Calif. – An ICE agent was caught on camera Tuesday jumping out of his vehicle in the middle of a Ventura roadway to pepper spray the car of community activists who were tracking his movements, the same week the Department of Homeland Security announced it was pulling back on most vehicle stops nationwide following two deadly incidents.
Around 6:50 a.m. Tuesday, cell phone video captured the ICE agent stopping in the middle of the road on an exit off the southbound 101 Freeway in Ventura to confront Ryan Drury, a volunteer with VC Defensa, a community group that alerts residents when immigration agents are operating in the area.
“They do this just to be vindictive,” Drury said.…