Two California clinic staffers are facing federal charges for interfering with an ICE arrest earlier this month. (U.S. Department of Homeland Security)
"To be very clear, it doesn’t matter who you are or where you work, if you assault our agents or otherwise interfere with our operations, you will be arrested and charged with a federal crime," Essayli continued.
The criminal warrants were signed off by U.S. Magistrate Judge Sheri Pym for two of the staffers, Jose De Jesus Ortega and Danielle Nadine Davila, for allegedly "forcibility assaulting, impeding, and interfering with a federal officer involving physical contact" and "conspiring to prevent, by force and intimidation, a federal officer from discharging his duties."
Ortega was arrested on Friday morning, and Davila remains at large and is currently being sought by law enforcement.
On LinkedIn, Davilla is listed as a certified surgical technologist at the center, and is specifically said in the criminal complaint to have allegedly put her hands on the ICE officer and wedged herself between him and Guillen-Solis.
"ICE officers conducted a targeted enforcement operation to arrest two illegal aliens. Officers in clearly marked ICE bulletproof vests approached the illegal alien targets as they exited a vehicle," the Department of Homeland Security posted to X on July 9.
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California Democratic Assemblymember Michelle Rodriguez, who represents Ontario, spoke out against ICE after the incident.
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"It is devastating to watch the impact of ICE on our communities. This past Tuesday, Immigration Enforcement officers kidnapped constituents from a surgical center as they were doing their jobs," Rodriguez said in a statement.
"While I support law enforcement officers who act with integrity and uphold the law, I will never condone these cruel and lawless actions. Without accountability, we are left with armed men in masks dragging people off the street - this is not safety, not justice, and this is not who we should be," she continued.
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