Masked federal immigration agents arrested six people during a raid on Tuesday, November 4, the day of the special election in California, at a Home Depot store in the Cypress Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, including a US citizen who was protesting the operation, as well as his baby.

The officers took the liberty of taking his car with his one-year-old daughter in her child seat in the back seat.

A cell phone video showed the operation in the parking lot of the Home Depot, located north of the intersection of freeways 5 and 110.

The footage shows the US citizen, wearing a gray shirt and being handcuffed next to his dark-colored Chevy.

Another video shows what appears to be a struggle between the man and three agents surrounding him.

The Immigrant Defenders Law Center was contacted by community members who witnessed the incident to help reunite the child with her family.

“It was a dangerous act for armed men to put that little girl in a car. Her family picked her up later that same day at the federal offices in Los Angeles,” said attorney Lindsey Toczylowski, co-founder of the Immigrant Defenders Law Center.

“Should (the agents) "Having followed the protocols that ensured the child's well-being," he stated. The identity of the detained citizen was not revealed, but it is known that he was born in Los Angeles and works in the restaurant industry. His young daughter was also born in the United States, and for her protection, her name was also held. A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said that the US citizen was arrested for assault investigation, as he was reportedly found carrying a hammer and throwing rocks at Border Patrol agents during the raid at the Home Depot while his daughter was in the car seat. Twenty-four hours after his arrest, his family did not know his whereabouts.

Her mother, Maria, told reporters that after the incident, they received a phone call from an unknown number that turned out to be from the Border Patrol, asking them to pick up the child at their offices in Los Angeles, which they did immediately.

Maria recovered her granddaughter at the federal building in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon.

“The girl is fine but keeps asking for her father,” Maria said at a press conference via Zoom; she added that the experience was terrifying because you don't know who these people are.

It is known that her son asked the agents to wait for a family member to pick up his daughter before taking him. However, his pleas went unanswered, as the video shows agents arresting him and driving away with the little girl still in the back seat. Maria, also a US citizen who preferred not to give her full name, said she was distraught that her family is yet another victim in a long list of people targeted by federal agents because of the color of their skin. "My son is a kind and quiet person. He works at a restaurant and just got a new job. His family is his world. He is the best father. And his little girl follows him everywhere. Although she is safe now, she needs her father, and I need to get my son back. Please release my son now." It was reported that on Wednesday afternoon, November 5, her son was released. According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), five undocumented immigrants from Mexico were arrested during the raid at the Home Depot in Cypress Park. and Guatemala, with, they said, a criminal history, including drunk driving, driving without a license, and previous deportations. The arrested man's lawyers are considering taking legal action against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents for violating his rights and those of his daughter. However, her pleas went unanswered, as the video shows agents arresting him and driving away with the little girl still in the back seat. Maria, also a US citizen who preferred not to give her full name, said she was distraught that her family is yet another victim in a long list of people targeted by federal agents because of the color of their skin. "My son is a kind and quiet person. He works at a restaurant and just got a new job. His family is his world. He is the best father. And his little girl follows him everywhere. Although she is safe now, she needs her father, and I need to get my son back. Please release my son now." It was reported that on Wednesday afternoon, November 5, her son was released. According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), five undocumented immigrants from Mexico were arrested during the raid at the Home Depot in Cypress Park. and Guatemala, with, they said, a criminal history, including drunk driving, driving without a license, and previous deportations. The arrested man's lawyers are considering taking legal action against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents for violating his rights and those of his daughter. However, her pleas went unanswered, as the video shows agents arresting him and driving away with the little girl still in the back seat. Maria, also to U.S. citizen who preferred not to give her full name, said she was distraught that her family is yet another victim in a long list of people targeted by federal agents because of the color of their skin. "My son is a kind and quiet person. He works at a restaurant and just got a new job. His family is his world. He is the best father. And his little girl follows him everywhere. Although she is safe now, she needs her father, and I need to get my son back. Please release my son now." It was reported that on Wednesday afternoon, November 5, her son was released. According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), five undocumented immigrants from Mexico were arrested during the raid at the Home Depot in Cypress Park. and Guatemala, with, they said, a criminal history, including drunk driving, driving without a license, and previous deportations. The arrested man's lawyers are considering taking legal action against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents for violating his rights and those of his daughter.