Anti-ICE Stalkers CONVICTED

A wooden gavel next to a card that reads 'Guilty' and an open book

Two anti-ICE activists just learned the hard way that harassing federal agents and their families crosses the line from protest to crime, delivering a long-overdue victory for law and order under President Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Story Highlights

Federal jury convicts Ashleigh Brown and Cynthia Raygoza of stalking an ICE agent after following him home and livestreaming the pursuit on August 28, 2025.
Convicted women face up to five years in prison; sentencing set for June 8, 2026; third defendant Sandra Samane acquitted.
First trial win for U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli’s office amid over 100 cases against anti-ICE agitators, signaling deterrence against political violence.
Activists shouted racial slurs at agent’s Latina wife and children, doxxing his home in Baldwin Park via Instagram livestreams like “ice_out_ofla.”
Prosecutors distinguish protected peaceful protests from unlawful intimidation endangering officers’ families.

The Stalking Incident Unfolds

On August 28, 2025, Ashleigh Brown from Aurora, Colorado, and Cynthia Raygoza from Riverside, California, followed ICE Agent Huitzilin from a downtown Los Angeles federal detention center to his Baldwin Park home. Driving an unmarked vehicle, they livestreamed the pursuit on Instagram accounts including “ice_out_ofla,” alerting followers to a potential raid location. At the agent’s residence, they shouted to neighbors that an ICE agent lived there, escalating to racial slurs like “pendejo,” “race traitor,” and worse directed at the agent’s Latina wife and their children present. The agent blocked their vehicle until police arrived; no weapons or injuries occurred.

Final FAFO: US Atty Essayli Announces Guilty Verdicts for Two Women Who Stalked ICE Agent in Los Angeleshttps://t.co/mFA997chhk

— RedState (@RedState) February 28, 2026

Federal Trial and Guilty Verdicts

A federal grand jury indicted the three women in late 2025 on conspiracy and disclosing personal information charges, later adjusted after an investigator error dropped the doxing count and added stalking. The weeklong trial occurred in February 2026 before U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson. After nine hours of deliberation, the jury delivered a split verdict on February 27-28: guilty on stalking for Brown and Raygoza, acquitted on all counts for Sandra Samane. U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli announced the verdicts, framing them as justice against agitators endangering federal officers.

Prosecutorial Strategy and Defense Arguments

Essayli’s office pursued accountability for “ICE Watch” tactics, where activists track agents via social media to disrupt Trump administration raids in Southern California. This marks Essayli’s first trial victory in over 100 protester cases, following 23 guilty pleas and prior losses. Defense attorney Gregory Nicolaysen argued the 90-minute incident lacked a “pattern” required for stalking and protected protest rights. Prosecutors countered that livestreaming created real-time doxxing risks, distinguishing peaceful assembly from political violence targeting families.

Impacts on Immigration Enforcement and Activist Networks

The convictions deter interstate anti-ICE networks, including out-of-state activist Brown, amid escalated 2025 protests against Trump’s aggressive enforcement. Agent Huitzilin’s family faced direct harassment, heightening safety concerns for officers executing border security policies. Short-term, expect chilled “tracking” tactics; long-term, precedents strengthen federal protections against doxxing in protests. Sentencing on June 8 could set examples, bolstering ICE operations while validating conservative priorities of law enforcement over open-borders agitation.