Kids & Family

L.A. County Family Says Immigration Agents Detained Son Who Is A U.S. Citizen

The young man who was wrestled to the ground, Adrian Andrew Martinez, is a U.S. citizen, according to his family.

(CBS Los Angeles)

June 18, 2025 / 6:08 AM PDT

Hundreds in a Los Angeles County neighborhood took to the streets to protest after immigration agents detained a 20-year-old outside a Pico Rivera Walmart on Tuesday.

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The young man who was wrestled to the ground, Adrian Andrew Martinez, is a U.S. citizen, according to his family.

A video of the incident shows Martinez, in a blue Walmart vest, appearing to talk to the Customs and Border Patrol agents before one of them pushed him back. In the middle of the exchange, the man who was recording, Oscar Preciado, had his phone knocked out of his hand.

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