ICE Detains Illegal Immigrant Inside California Surgical Center in Heated Confrontation

The Department of Homeland Security said the agents were conducting a ’targeted enforcement operation to arrest two illegal aliens.’

Federal immigration agents try to detain an illegal immigrant at Ontario Advanced Surgery Center in Ontario, Calif., on July 8, 2025, in a still from video. Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice via AP/Screenshot via The Epoch Times

A standoff occurred between federal immigration agents and staff at a Southern California medical center on July 8 after a Honduran man facing detention attempted to evade arrest.

Staff at the Ontario Advanced Surgery Center demanded to see identification and a warrant from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who was wearing a mask and a bulletproof vest and was trying to detain the alleged illegal immigrant.