The family members of a U.S. citizen who was taken into custody by federal agents in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday are demanding answers as she was detained while on her way to work.
Andrea Velez, a Cal Poly Pomona grad working in merchandising at a shoe company, had just been dropped off by her mother and sister for the workday when they saw her being taken into custody, adding they had barely even driven a block before the arrest began.
“They didn’t have vests that said ICE or anything,” said Velez’s sister Estrella Rosas. “Their cars didn’t have license plates.”
My hope remains that some vestiges of the rule of law remain and all these people so wronged by this system will eventually have their day in court, and get restitution.
It’s a tiny hope, since I’m reluctant to believe the above will eventually happen, but I’ll hold on to it just the same.