Have you no comment on the FOX video posted of the owner of the car wash in Van Nuys, CA? He is suing DHS for $50 million.
Key Content:
It reports on an incident from September 9, 2025, at a car wash in Van Nuys, California.
79-year-old US citizen and business owner Rafie Shouhed (who has a heart condition) claims ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agents body-slammed and pinned him to the ground twice during a raid targeting undocumented workers.
Surveillance video reportedly shows agents approaching him; he says he pleaded for his employees to show work authorization papers but was thrown down anyway.
Shouhed suffered broken ribs, head/brain injury from hitting the ground, bruises, and was detained for 10-11 hours without medical attention despite protesting his citizenship.
He was arrested for allegedly assaulting/impeding a federal officer.
At a news conference, his attorney announced a $50 million civil rights lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security.
DHS stated the operation targeted five undocumented immigrants.
Shouhed describes the agents' aggression and mentions seeing young children (11-13 years old) detained in handcuffs and shackles.
Update:
As of January 2026 (current date), there's no widely reported major resolution or update on the lawsuit in public sources tied to this video. The story remains centered on the September 2025 incident and the recently filed claim. It's a local FOX affiliate news report highlighting alleged excessive force during an immigration enforcement action.
So, based on the summary, it's a he said / she said situation (unless I missed something). He was arrested for assaulting/impeding a federal officer. The only way we will know if it was justified is when the court case comes out. If they are guilty of wrongdoing, they should be held accountable.
However, this was bound to happen. I pointed this out WAY before Trump's second season that the media's going to ignore all the good, and highlight the bad. It's inevitable ICE/DHS will make mistakes, and anyone with common sense knows this.
For example, I saw something like 170 US Citizens wrongly detained. That's bad.....but put it with 600,000 arrests/deports, it's tiny in comparison. That means under 0.03% was done wrong, which puts them near perfect.
But the reality is, if the prior admin enforce our border, this admin wouldn't have to clean it up.