Civil Action Podcast

Civil Action: Federal Agents Assault Special Needs Teen in Immigration Raid

Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian expose how ICE agents violently detained 15-year-old Baldemar Gutierrez, a U.S. citizen with disabilities, at gunpoint outside Arleta High School—defying a federal court order banning racial profiling. They break down how agents dragged the special needs student from his mother’s car without cause, then lied about him being related to an MS-13 gang member when he’s actually Mexican-American with no connection to their target. One agent callously said this would make “a great story to tell.” The hosts explain how this violates the Fourth Amendment and Judge Frimpong’s restraining order barring agents from using race or location as grounds for detention. With a $1 million lawsuit filed, this shows why civil courts remain our last defense against Trump’s authoritarian raids.