05/17/2026
We stand with VC Defensa and Immigrant Rights Groups who exercise their first amendment rights to observe and record in public spaces. Source: Spectrum News May 13, 2026 (https://vcdefensa.org/), says a Homeland Security Investigation team raided the Ventura county homes of its volunteers in four separate incidents."
What You Need To Know
*Homeland Security Investigation confirmed a raid on the homes of VC Defensa volunteers the morning of May 13
*VC Defensa says cell phones, computers, were among the items seized in the raid
*Leo Martinez, a VC Defensa volunteer, says his home and place of business was part of the raid
Leo Martinez, one of the volunteers who was raided that morning, alleges the raid was part of an ongoing effort by HSI to intimidate VC Defensa at large because of their field work monitoring ice agents."
—Spectrum News No arrests took place. community