I.               FACTS OF THE COMPLAINT AND THE HUMAN RIGHT VIOLATIONS AGAINST LATINOS IN THE U.S. ADDENDUM TO J-1 OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL COMPLAINT PROCEDURE FORM: 

URGENT APPEAL to Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights by U.S. citizens Cary Alvarado, Christian Cerna, Andrea Velez, Javier Jimenez, and on behalf of millions of Latino immigrants and U.S. citizens within the United States, who have been detained, beaten, and arrested without due process of law; and because of the “kidnapping” of immigrants and U.S. citizens. These detentions without due process have led to serious concerns regarding the conditions of the detention camps and whether detainees’ human rights are being violated.  These human rights violations were caused by Border Patrol officers, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) agents of the United States, F.B.I. agents, and Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) police agents, during the “roundups” of immigrants and U.S. citizens during the campaign of “ethnic cleansing” against Latino minorities in the United States. The actions of the Federal police agents in the United States have caused a deterioration of human rights, and violations of human rights of people in the Latino minority in the U.S.   

Cary Alvarado, Andrea Velez, Christian Cerna, Javier Jimenez and millions of immigrants, request to invoke the Special Procedures of the United Nations Human Rights Council and to have United Nations Special Rapporteurs to investigate the “kidnapping” arrests, prolonged detentions without due process of law and the brutal excessive use of force.  The actions of the Department of Homeland Security, ICE, Border Patrol, F.B.I. and others have caused countless human rights violations that can only be remedied by this Council. The details of some of these human rights violations are described below:

On June 8, 2025, in Hawthorne, California, U.S. citizen Cary Alvarado was 9 months pregnant and she was in the work area where her boyfriend worked when suddenly U.S. Border Patrol officers arrived and used excessive and unreasonable force against her and “roughed her up” and handcuffed her. Cary Alvarado was also “shackled” in chains around her pregnant belly which caused Ms. Alvarado physical pain and emotional harm. The excessive use of force by U.S. Border Patrol officers and ICE agents caused Cary Alvarado to have a premature birth of her baby. The Border Patrol officers were 137 miles from the U.S. Mexico border when Border Patrol officers used excessive force against Ms. Alvarado. 

On June 12, 2025, in Los Angeles, California, Christian Cerna and his family, including his wife and two (2) young children, were abruptly collided into by federal agents in unmarked vehicles in Los Angeles, California. Agents in two (2) unarmed vehicles rammed their vehicles into the Cerna family vehicle, exited their vehicles with firearms drawn, used chemical agents, and then took Mr. Cerna into custody. The Cerna family, including children, were taken to a nearby hospital where medical staff diagnosed the family with complications with chemical agents.  Mr. Cerna and his family were not under investigation and none of them were charged with a crime. This attack by government agents violated their basic human rights.

On June 12, 2025, ICE agents launched a warrantless raid at Galaxy Auto Detail, arriving in unmarked vehicles at a car wash in Downey, California, where civil rights were violated. One surveillance video captured the exact moment ICE agents emerged from an SUV and immediately chase a terrified employee, who was seen sprinting across the lot and into the street before he was arrested. Two other workers were racially profiled and were arrested without any due process of law by ICE agents. The raid violated human rights by targeting Latino workers based on their racial appearance. 

On June 14, 2025, ICE agents in tactical gear conducted a sudden raid at the Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet, a well-known outdoor market place and community hub for Latino families and vendors in Santa Fe Springs, California.[4] The ICE agents moved through the crowded venue without a warning and began to question people about their birthplace, demanding identification, and arresting several individuals without arrest warrants, in front of vendors and children. The operation caused panic, fear, worry, and caused people to flee their booths to avoid being arrested. These arrests violated the human rights of those individuals due to the warrantless detentions and unauthorized entry into private property. This raid targeted Latinos and was racial profiling and a pattern of discriminatory immigration enforcement within Latino communities.

On June 19, 2025, federal immigration agents carried out an unexpected raid at the Home Depot in Hollywood, California, a well-known gathering spot for Latino day laborers and street vendors. ICE and DHS (Department of Homeland Security) agents in full gear and unmarked SUVs surrounded the parking lot early in the morning, questioning individuals based on their appearance, demanded identification, and arrested more than a dozen people that day, without warrants or probable cause. Those arrested included at least one U.S. citizen and another incident involving breaking a vehicle's window to extract a man. These actions violated the United States Constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and seizures, and the Constitutional guarantee of due process and access to legal counsel. This raid left many Latinos and U.S. citizens in fear and trauma because the raid was targeting Latino workers and locations. 

On June 24, 2025, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. citizen Andrea Velez was dropped off by her mother at her place of employment. A masked ICE agent began running towards her and she was thrown to the ground by the masked ICE agent. Ms. Velez was not suspected of any criminal activity whatsoever and was on her way to work.  After the ICE agent pushed Andrea Velez to the ground, the ICE agents arrested her without any legal basis to arrest her. Her mother and Andrea’s 17 year old sister called 911 to report the “kidnapping” of Andrea. The Los Angeles Police Department officers arrived and did not investigate the “kidnapping” of Andrea even after Andrea escaped out of the ICE van and ran towards the LAPD officers and asked for help. LAPD officers did not help her and the LAPD officers let the ICE agents take Andrea away. Andrea was held in jail for 2 days and ultimately released. The fabricated criminal charges against Andrea Velez were eventually dismissed. 

There are thousands of cases in which DHS, ICE, the Border Patrol, the F.B.I. and other United States Federal Government agencies continually violate the human rights and fundamental freedoms of Latino minorities in the United States, particularly since early June, 2025, when a “reign of terror” against Latino communities began in the United States on the orders of the Trump administration. These are a few of the other cases:

On January 8, 2025, at approximately 4:30 P.M. Yolanda Aguilera Martinez, a 56-year old lawful permanent resident, who has lived in Kern County for over 40 years with no criminal history, was abruptly pulled over in the city of Bakersfield, California, by armed men in plain clothes near unmarked vehicles with flashing lights, believed to be Border Patrol agents. Without identifying themselves or providing a warrant, agents demanded proof of citizenship, seized her valid driver’s license, declared it fake, and violently detained her. She was handcuffed, shoved to the ground, and held in an unmarked SUV. Only after a friend sent a photo of her green card was she released, with verbal abuse. The incident violated her 4th Amendment rights, involved physical assault, denial of due process, and reflected racial profiling based on her appearance, despite her legal status as a lawful permanent resident.

On May 2, 2025, in North Palm Beach, Florida, 18-year-old U.S. citizen Kenny Laynez-Ambrosio was unlawfully detained by immigration agents during a routine stop. Ambrosio was on his way to work in a landscaping van driven by his mother when Border Patrol pulled them over for a minor seatbelt related issue. Despite Ambrosia stating “I was born and raised here” Ambrosio was brutally forced to the ground and handcuffed by the Border Patrol Agents who were called to the scene. A Border Patrol agent began harassing Ambrosio, telling him “you’ve got no rights here, you’re a ‘migo’ brother” and ignored his U.S. citizenship and his constitutional protections. Border Patrol officers also utilized tasers on two of his coworkers, who were undocumented. The Border Patrol officers were caught on video joking about the force they used. Also on video, an ICE agent was heard making comments and jokes about a $30,000 enforcement bonus. By stating that the arrests were financially incentivized, rather than legally justified, Ambrosia’s phone, which captured much of the incident, was briefly taken, and though no charges were filed against him, the trauma and public humiliation remained. Prosecutors ultimately dismissed the case, citing lack of evidence for obstruction or resisting arrest. This detainment by Border Patrol officers reflects a clear violation of his civil and constitutional rights, including unlawful detention, excessive use of force, racial profiling and denial of due process. Even though Kenny Laynez-Ambrosio was a U.S. citizen, he had been treated as if his legal status did not matter, which raises urgent concerns about the protections for Latino citizens. 

On June 21, 2025, Narcisco Barranco, a 48-year-old undocumented landscaper and father of three sons who have served in the U.S. Marines, was violently arrested and beaten by masked agents wearing gear and U.S. Border Patrol vests, while working outdoors at an IHOP in Santa Ana, CA. The agents did not identify themselves or present a warrant. In fear, Barranco ran, leading agents to chase, tackle, pepper spray, and physically assault him in a public street. No evidence confirmed DHS claims that he attempted assault. Video footage showed an agent on top of Narcisco Barranco, and showed the agent brutally beating Narcisco Barranco as he laid helplessly on the ground. Witness accounts contradicted the justification for force. The arrest raised serious concerns about brutal excessive force, lack of due process, and racial profiling, particularly because Narcisco Barranco was unarmed, had no criminal history, and was targeted during routine outdoor work.

On June 23, 2025 immigration enforcement agents, believed to be a part of the ICE contingents, detained a female Latina Street vendor, Celina Ramirez. Celina had been working outside a Home Depot in Ladera Heights, California. Ramirez is approximately 26 years old and she had lived in the U.S. for about two years, selling food in a public space to provide for her family. She was arrested when ICE agents forcibly grabbed her. Her civil rights were violated, as she had no warning or identification given by a group of roughly ten ICE agents, who were not in federal uniform and did not have badges on their uniforms. She was chased by ICE agents who physically restrained her and the ICE agents did not present an arrest warrant or identification. Video footage shows Ramirez clinging to a tree, and the ICE agents used chemical irritants on the surrounding crowd before placing her into an unmarked vehicle. Ramirez’s name did not appear in federal detainee databases afterward, raising serious concerns about unlawful detention, lack of due process, and disappearance from sight, The operation violated constitutional protections and highlighted disturbing enforcement practices targeting Latinos.  

On June 27, 2025, Federal agents conducted a forceful home raid in Huntington Park, California, as part of an operation to locate a man accused of damaging a federal vehicle during a previous law enforcement encounter. The agents, from the Border Patrol, arrived early in the morning and the agents used explosive bombs to break into the home. Inside the home, there was a woman and two young children, who were innocent people, were not targeted, but were very frightened when the explosive bombs were used. This raid raised legal concerns over the use of military-style entry tactics, as well as potential human rights violations due to lack of probable cause at the location, and also jeopardized the safety of innocent U.S. citizen adults and the children’s well-being.

On June 28, 2025, in Pasadena California, ICE agents had shown up to where Rosalina Luna Vargas, a mother of two children, was located to detain her. The ICE agents had attempted to take her into custody in front of her children early morning. The detention had involved agents who initially did not identify themselves or show any source of proof like a warrant, leading to confusion and distress. Although a warrant was later produced, based on news reports, the warrant was reportedly for another individual. Vargas was still taken into custody. The incident raised serious concerns about violations of the Fourth Amendment due to the lack of proper identification and use of an incorrect warrant, as well as the psychological harm inflicted on minors during such enforcement actions.

On July 1, 2025, federal immigration agents, masked and moving in unmarked, tinted windows, with no license plates or identifying badges, conducted a raid at a vendor's public sales space, outside Forest Lawn Cemetery in Griffith Park, in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA. These ICE agents detained individuals and confiscated merchandise. Vendors were questioned and taken into custody, and were arrested, based on their racial appearance, with no official explanation given. The operation raised serious civil rights concerns, including lack of due process, unlawful searches and seizures, and racial profiling. The absence of identification and accountability from federal agencies further undermined legal protections and caused fear and disruption in Latino communities across Southern California.

On July 10, 2025, in Camarillo, California, during a large-scale ICE raid targeting cannabis farms and agricultural fields, 57-year old farmworker, Jamie Alanís, had suffered a fatal fall from the roof of a greenhouse, approximately 30 feet. Alanís who had worked at the same farm for over a decade, unfortunately died from the injuries, making him the first known person to die during an immigration raid, since President Trump returned to the office. The raid, led by the Department of Homeland Security, involved the use of military style vehicles, tear gas and overall aggressive tactics, even upon children and civilians. The tear gas had been deployed against individuals attempting to shield farmworkers from arrest. This arrest took over 300 immigrants. This raid caused serious and overwhelming concerns about the way ICE handled the community, with force, violating civil rights, lacking medical safety measures and specifically targeting the Latino community.

On August 11, 2025, in Arleta, California, a significantly disabled 15-year-old boy was taken from a car, handcuffed, and briefly detained by federal agents outside of Arleta High School. The boy was later released under the pretense of mistaken identity as agents were really looking for an adult gang member. The Department of Homeland Security later falsely claimed that the actual suspect they sought was related to the family and that the family assisted in the apprehension of the gang member. These false claims were used to justify the unconstitutional arrest and detention of this young boy at gun point but were totally in violation of his basic human rights.  

On August 14, 2025, in Monrovia, California, Roberto Carlos Montoya Valdés of Guatemala, was struck and killed on the 210 freeway, trying to flee from an ICE/Border Patrol led operation at the Home Depot. He had fled on foot after witnessing the ICE activity at the store and had ran into the east bound lanes where he was unfortunately struck and later pronounced dead at the hospital he had been transported to. The city of Monrovia received no alert or information in advance or at the time of the operation itself, and neither did Home Depot. 

On August 14, 2025, in Los Angeles, California, numerous Border Patrol agents, led by Gregory Bovino, who is the Chief Patrol Agent of the El Centro Sector of the U.S. Border Patrol, appeared in a “roving patrol” in Little Tokyo, outside of a conference of California elected officials who were in the process of redistricting in California, and who were present, and were led by Governor Gavin Newsom. The U.S.-Mexico border is 136 miles from Los Angeles, California. Nevertheless, on August 14, 2025 Gregory Bovino stated, “Today, Customs and Border Protection is conducting roving patrol duties here, as you can see, in downtown Los Angeles. This is a location that we have conducted these roving patrol duties for the past two months.” On July 11, 2025 Federal Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong granted a restraining order against the U.S. Government because it “is illegal to conduct roving patrols which identify people based upon race alone, aggressively question them, and then detain them without a warrant, without their consent, and without reasonable suspicion that they are without status.” On August 14, 2025, Gregory Bovino violated the restraining order of Federal Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong. Moreover, during the roving patrol led by Gregory Bovino on August 14, 2025, one person was arrested. As of now, he is unnamed. 

II.            EXHAUSTION OF DOMESTIC REMEDIES

On July 11, 2025 United States Federal District Court Judge, Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, issued a Temporary Restraining Order, against the U.S. Government and their federal agents, ordering that the U.S. Government shall not conduct “detentive stops in this District unless the agent or officer has reasonable suspicion that the person to be stopped is…in violation of U.S. immigration laws.” (Emphasis supplied).  On August 1, 2025, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to uphold the temporary restraining order (TRO) of the Federal Judge that restricted masked and armed agents from conducting stops to detain and arrest individuals on the street without first establishing reasonable suspicion that the person stopped was in the U.S. illegally.[18] In the 9th Circuit decision the Court explained that U.S. agents must not rely on the following factors, or a combination of these factors, to establish a “reasonable suspicion” during a stop: race or ethnicity, speaking Spanish or speaking English with an accent, presence at a particular location, or the type of work the person does.

In the July 11, 2025 Order of Federal Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong she stated: “Is it illegal to conduct roving patrols which identify people based upon race alone, aggressively question them, and then detain them without a warrant, without their consent, and without reasonable suspicion that they are without status? Yes, it is.” (Emphasis supplied).

On September 8, 2025 the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that ICE agents, Border Patrol agents, and any and all Federal officers, can use “roving patrols” and can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, appears to works in low wage jobs, or works in a particular location.  There has now been perfected a total exhaustion of domestic remedies.    

III.          PETITION BY GENERAL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN SUPPORT OF COMPLAINT

In support of this Petition, we expect over 100,000 people to sign the instant petition. A national committee will be formed to oversee this Petition to the United Nations. In addition to the potential of over 100,000 people signing the petition, we expect thousands of lawyers/law firms to sign the petition in support of the complaint. A link to the online petition will be created. 

IV.          CONCLUSION

The actions of U.S. Border Patrol officers and ICE agents in the hundreds of “roundups” of immigrants, and beating and jailing immigrants and U.S. citizens, is affecting entire families and communities in the United States. To be “snatched up” or beaten by U.S. Border Patrol officers and ICE agents who are “hooded” and hide their faces, has caused extreme fear and trauma to immigrants and U.S. citizens in Latino communities of the United States. U.S. Border Patrol officers and ICE agents are using “racial profiling” when they “invade” markets, car washes, workplaces, agricultural fields, swap meets, supermarkets, Home Depots, restaurants, bus stops, to “hunt” for “dark skinned” U.S. citizens and “dark skinned” immigrants. “Dark skinned” Latino U.S. citizens and “dark skinned” Latino immigrants, are being forced to live in the shadows as a result of President Trump’s relentless effort to arrest as many as 3,000 undocumented individuals a day. To reach this quota, basic human rights for Latino minorities in this country are being violated.  This includes individuals who have lived in the United States more than two or three decades. This further includes individuals with no criminal history, which is 70 to 80 % of the people who have been arrested. 

In the streets of California vehicles of the U.S. Border Patrol and ICE agents, are routinely seen outside people’s homes and workplaces and taking them away from their families. There are numerous videos showing people running away, children crying as their mother or father is detained, and with desperate pleas to ICE agents. Mothers and fathers are being placed in detention cells, and sometimes immediately transported to other states, thousands of miles away for an indefinite stay without due process. We are facing an enormous humanitarian crisis. The fear and trauma being inflicted on millions of families by U.S. Border Patrol, ICE agents, F.B.I. agents, and DHS (Department of Homeland Security) police agents is reprehensible. In further support, we are in the process of gathering signatures to attach as an addendum to this petition and will forward those signatures of supporters.