Anti-ICE Activists Convicted of Stalking Federal Agent

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A federal jury has convicted Cynthia Raygoza and Ashleigh Brown, both 38, of stalking a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in a livestreamed pursuit to his California home. The pair followed the unidentified officer from a federal building in downtown Los Angeles to his residence, where they shouted racial slurs at his wife and disrupted the lives of his family, including his young disabled son.

Why it matters

This case highlights the growing tensions between anti-immigration activists and federal immigration enforcement, with the harassment and targeting of individual agents raising concerns about public safety, privacy, and the impact on families. It also underscores the potential dangers of social media livestreaming being used to incite harassment and disrupt people's lives.

The details

On August 28, 2025, Raygoza and Brown followed the ICE officer from a federal building in downtown Los Angeles to his home, livestreaming the pursuit on Instagram and providing directions to viewers. Upon arriving at the house, they shouted that their "neighbor is ICE" and used racial slurs towards the officer's wife. The increased attention and traffic from onlookers in the following weeks forced the officer and his family to relocate to a different county, disrupting the education of his children, including his 3-year-old son with a disability who lost access to important social and health care benefits.

• On August 28, 2025, Raygoza and Brown followed the ICE officer from a federal building in downtown Los Angeles to his home.
• In the weeks following the incident, the increased attention and traffic from onlookers forced the officer and his family to relocate to a different county.

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What’s next

Raygoza and Brown are scheduled to be sentenced on June 8.