(EDITOR'S NOTE: After reading the following report, I'm inclined to believe the witness accounts. It appears to me that the agents were pissed off at the man. And why in the world would it take seven masked agents to arrest one illegal yard worker who has been in this country since the 1990s? It's this kind of stupid shit that leads hundreds of thousands to join anti-ICE protests.)
Brutal arrest of illegal migrant in California is caught on camera as his three Marine sons beg ICE for mercy
By Natasha Anderson
Daily Mail
Jun 23, 2025
Narciso Barranco (2nd right) has three sons who served in the US Marines. The
soldiers are outraged by the incident, with the eldest Alejandro (2nd
left) saying he feels 'betrayed' by his country
A father-of-three was violently beaten and forced into the back on an unmarked car during an apparent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid, video reveals.
Narciso Barranco, 48, was detained by federal agents in a violent take down outside his workplace in Orange County, southern California on Saturday.
At least seven masked men, armed and wearing US Border Patrol vests, tackled Barranco to the ground and punched him in his face repeatedly in a parking lot.
He screamed out in apparent pain as the agents continued to hit him while has was face down on the pavement and placed him in handcuffs, horrifying footage captured by a bystander shows.
Barranco was then thrusted into the back of an unmarked car by an agent apparently wielding a baton as he yelled out in resistance.
Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Daily Mail the migrant tried to flee when agents first approached him and 'swung a weed whacker directly at an agent's face'.
Barranco's eldest son Alejandro, a US Marine who served in Afghanistan, says his father is currently being held in a detention facility in Los Angeles.
The detainee's other two sons are also in the military. The trio are understood to be outraged by the incident.
Narciso Barranco, 48, was detained by suspected federal agents in a violent take down outside his workplace in Orange County, southern California on Saturday. At least seven masked men, armed and wearing US Border Patrol vests, tackled Barranco to the ground and punched him in his face repeatedly in a parking lot
Barranco was then thrusted into the back of an unmarked car by an agent who pressed a baton against his neck and he appeared to try and resist arrest
Barranco was picked up by the agents while working his landscaping job at the IHOP in Tustin, roughly 35 miles south of Los Angeles.
Restaurant manager Guillermo Villareal told FOX 11 how Barranco was trimming the bushes and 'then all of a sudden, these men in masks went after him'.
Witnesses claim the masked agents approached him outside the restaurant, but Barranco panicked and started to run off, the TV station reports.
He was then tackled, struck multiple times and detained, as seen in the now-viral video which was shared by Instagram account @SantaAnaProblems.
Barranco was also pepper-sprayed during the arrest, his son Alejandro Barranco, 25, told The Los Angeles Times, although the alleged spraying is not depicted in the clip.
McLaughlin claims Barranco attacked an officer before the incident seen in the video.
'The illegal alien ran, then turned and swung a weed whacker directly at an agent’s face. He then fled through a busy intersection and raised the weed whacker again at the agent,' she said.
'The illegal alien refused to comply every step of the way - resisting commands, fighting handcuffs, and refusing to identify himself.'
Alejandro also claimed Barranco's shoulder was dislocated during that violent incident and after more than 24 hours in custody he still had not received medical treatment, food or water.
Homeland Security denies these allegations, telling Daily Mail: 'Reports that officers dislocated his shoulder are FALSE. He was offered medical care which he declined.'
Alejandro (pictured when he joined the Marines) said: 'I love serving my country. I think my brothers do as well, and it just infuriates us that our own country is doing this to our own people. What we fight for is justice, and we need a better pathway to fix all of this'
The brothers (pictured together) are trying to stop Barranco from being deported and have created a GoFundMe campaign to help fund his legal expenses
Alejandro says he only learned about his father's arrest after the video was sent to him by people who saw it online.
He admits that his father is 'undocumented' after arriving in the US from Mexico during the 1990s to make a better life for himself, but says he has 'no criminal record'.
The veteran added that Barranco 'sounded scared' and 'like he was crying' when he finally spoke to him on Sunday.
He says that despite his injuries, his father seemed more concerned about his job than his health condition, the LA Times reports.
Barranco reportedly told his son where he parked his truck, stored his equipment and asked him to complete the job he started before the arrest.
Alejandro and his two younger brothers, who also Marines and currently stationed at Camp Pendleton in San Diego County, are outraged by the incident.
'I love what I did, and I love serving my country. I think my brothers do as well, and it just infuriates us that our own country is doing this to our own people,' he told FOX 11.
'What we fight for is justice, and we need a better pathway to fix all of this.'
In a separate interview with The Orange County Register, Alejandro even went as far as to say he felt 'betrayed' by his country.
'He wasn't doing anything bad. He was just working. The way they attacked him, I don't think it's right,' he told the newspaper.
Alejandro Barranco (right) and his father Narciso Barranco (2nd right) with younger brothers, Emanuel (left) and Jose Luis (2nd left)
The family is trying to stop Barranco from being deported and have created a GoFundMe campaign to help fund his legal expenses.
'He is a good, hard working man. He has raised his family here and has established himself here. What we ALL saw today was disgusting and heart wrenching,' the crowdfunding page states.
As of Monday morning, more than 2,000 people had contributed to the campaign - which has already amassed more than $68,000.
Alejandro, meanwhile, remains optimistic about his father's case and believes his story is 'going to reach the right people' and 'there's going to be a change'.
'I hope it's soon, and I hope these type of situations don't happen again. We don't want to see any of our people getting beat,' he added.
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