Two women have been convicted for stalking an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent at his home in California while livestreaming the event on Instagram. Cynthia Raigoza, 38, from Riverside, and Ashley Brown, 38, from Aurora, Colorado, were found guilty by a Los Angeles federal jury on Friday.
Back in August 2025, they followed ICE officers from their office in Los Angeles to their residences, broadcasting the chase on social media. They provided directions and encouraged others to join in by sharing the livestreams, according to U.S. Attorney Bill Esseri.
Once they got to the agent’s house, they exited their vehicle wearing masks and began yelling at bystanders, saying things like, “Your neighbor is ICE,” “La Migra lives here,” and “ICE is on your street, you should be aware.” There’s also an alarming report that they shouted racial slurs at the agent’s wife, which the couple’s children witnessed.
“We appreciate the jury’s decision in holding accountable those who broke the law and put this federal worker and his family’s safety at risk,” commented the First Assistant U.S. Attorney for California’s Central District. “While peaceful protest is a right granted by the Constitution, political violence and intimidation are not acceptable.”
Each activist could face up to five years in federal prison, with their sentencing set for June 8th.
This incident occurred amidst a notable spike in violence against immigration agents across the United States. For instance, in September, a gunman opened fire on federal agents at a Dallas ICE office. This individual, identified as Joshua Jahn, had meticulously planned his assault from a nearby building, using a Nazi-themed weapon.
Additionally, just a month earlier, the same Dallas facility faced a bomb threat when Bratton Dean Wilkinson, 36, claimed to have explosives in his backpack while showing what he claimed was a detonator on his wrist.
At that time, the Department of Homeland Security noted a staggering 1,000% rise in assaults against ICE agents. Last summer, Los Angeles experienced significant unrest related to anti-ICE protests that resulted in numerous arrests and is projected to cost the city over $32 million due to emergency responses and property damages.
