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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) publicly slammed KTLA for its "dishonest reporting" on an immigration enforcement operation at a Los Angeles church food drive. They accused the local news station, known as "Los Angeles's Very Own," of omitting an official DHS statement that was provided before the outlet promoted a sympathetic story about a man arrested on church grounds. The incident, captured on video, shows ICE agents chasing down Carlos Chavez-Guzman, a previously deported Mexican national who fled law enforcement at North Hills United Methodist Church. Children could be heard cheering his attempted escape. Fleeing law enforcement is a federal crime. READ MORE: Deport Every Single Illegal Alien PossibleThe Heartbreaking Story of What Really Happened When ICE 'Arrested' That Little Boy Church leaders, with the help of KTLA, framed the story as a traumatic "raid" on sacred grounds. A man minding his own business as he "helps with children’s ministries." The church posted to Facebook that ICE agents "forced" their way onto the property. "A San Fernando Valley community is outraged and devastated after they say federal immigration agents forced their way onto the grounds of a church during a food giveaway and arrested a man who church officials say helps with children’s ministries," KTLA wrote. The outlet posted the story to X. They claimed to have reached out to DHS for a statement. But the department called them out, sharing the post and providing a screenshot of an email statement they sent an hour before KTLA pushed the story on social media. "This is dishonest reporting by @KTLA," they wrote. "KTLA omitted our official statement, sent to them yesterday, which clearly states that U.S. Border Patrol did NOT target the United Methodist Church or its parking lot in North Hills, California." "We look forward to them updating their story, but screenshots are forever." The DHS statement also notes that Chavez-Guzman, portrayed as a simple churchgoer or even an innocent "taco vendor," was trying to resist law enforcement. "Carlos Chavez-Guzman, an illegal alien from Mexico who was previously removed from the United States in 2016, chose to flee from law enforcement—a federal crime—leading officers on a foot chase before his arrest," they revealed. "This operation also resulted in the arrest of two other individuals from Mexico who have violated the immigration laws of our country." The department gently reminded illegals that they have the option to avoid such chaotic scenes by self-deporting, while receiving a nice stipend, through the CBP Home App. KTLA later amended its report, burying the DHS statement at the very end. |
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