ICE agents posed as tire shop customers to detain young dad, 26, who has been in US as a child and has no criminal history, fiancée says

Christopher Ruiz de Jesus, 26, was detained by ICE while working at a tyre shop in Lynwood, Washington, on 17 October. His fiancée says an agent posed as a customer and led him outside, where masked officers arrested him; the case highlights the impact of immigration enforcement on a family whose young child’s father has been detained.

Ruiz de Jesus was born in Mexico and, according to Gaspar, has lived in the US since he was five, managed the shop for six years and has no criminal history. DHS confirmed he is in custody pending removal proceedings and denied that officers failed to show their credentials. Gaspar says he was the household’s main provider, and she is seeking legal help as the family faces the end of its lease.