Masked Federal Agents Come to Ojai, Depart with Unknown Number of Community Members
805 UndocuFund says “at least” four men were taken from the Ojai Valley on the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 16th.
Greetings readers.
As the sun rose over the Ojai Valley on Tuesday, December 16th, Ojai resident Christopher Cantu witnessed two individuals taken into custody by apparent federal officers, he said.
Ojai Police Chief Steve Jenkins confirmed ICE (U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement) was in Meiners Oaks on the morning of Dec. 16th “for one target, one person with a warrant. I think they were here for about three hours waiting, trying to see the person — I think — come out of the house,” he said.
Cantu, a volunteer with immigrants’ rights organization VC Defensa, began driving toward Meiners Oaks from the Mira Monte area at approximately 6:40 a.m. on Dec. 16th, he said. On a side street off of El Roblar Ave., Cantu said he witnessed an individual with their hands behind their back being put into an unmarked vehicle by a masked officer. The vehicle, a blue Nissan Murano, had dark-tinted windows and flashing emergency lights, Cantu observed.
