4 arrested for attempting to flatten tire of border patrol vehicle during raid in Van Nuys

4 arrested during raid in Van Nuys

Four people were arrested during a raid in Van Nuys. Federal officials say the four people used 'improvised tire deflation devices' to puncture holes on the tire of board patrol vehicles.

LOS ANGELES - Four people were arrested for attempting to puncture the tire of a border patrol vehicle during a raid at a Home Depot in Van Nuys. 

USBP Chief Patrol Agent Gregory Bovino shared a photo on X of the homemade tire spike device.

"Subjects attempted to impede & obstruct our efforts, using improvised devices aimed at disabling our vehicles," his post read. 

The four people arrested are facing felony charges for interfering with federal agents during an immigration enforcement operation. They were identified as Jenaro-Ernesto Ayala, 43, Jude Jasmine Jeannine Allard, 28, Sadot Jarnica, 54, and Daniel Montenegro, 30. All four are US citizens, DHS said. 

According to a DHS spokesperson, during the arrest, one individual assaulted an agent. 

(clockwise from top left) Jenaro-Ernesto Ayala age 43, Jude Jasmine Jeannine Allard age 28, Sadot Jarnica age 54, and Daniel Montenegro age 30. 

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This incident comes a day after a large contingent of federal agents arrived at MacArthur Park in what appeared to be an ICE enforcement sweep Monday morning. No arrests were made.  

Mayor Karen Bass arrived on scene and questioned the agents directly, saying, "They need to leave — and they need to leave right now. This is unacceptable."

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Bass spoke on the phone with Chief Bovino of the agency's El Centro Sector. Bovino told Fox News, "I don't work for Karen Bass. Better get used to us now, cause this is going to be normal very soon. We will go anywhere, anytime we want in Los Angeles."

Bass has repeatedly called for an end to federal immigration raids in the city, but the federal government says they aren't going anywhere.  

"The operation is going to be over when we complete the mission. Tens of millions of illegal aliens in our country, many millions here in Los Angeles and that is what we are here to do. It's what we're after here in Los Angeles. We're not going anywhere soon. We'll leave when the operation is over," Bovino stated Monday. 

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