On Tuesday morning, two day laborer advocates were arrested by federal police at a Home Depot parking lot in Van Nuys, according to attorneys for the arrestees.
Jude Jasmine Jeannine Allard, 28, and Jenaro-Ernesto Ayala, 43, were arrested on suspicion of interfering with immigration enforcement operations, United States Border Patrol Sector Chief Gregory Bovino said in a statement on X.
Ayala and Allard are facing additional felony charges for allegedly “placing homemade tire spikes to disable law enforcement vehicles,” Bovino confirmed.
Ayala is an American citizen and an outreach coordinator who helps connect workers with resources and jobs at the Van Nuys Day Labor Center, according to Meagean Ortiz, executive director of Instituto de Educacion Popular del Sur De California (IDEPSCA), in speaking to the Los Angeles Times.
Sadot Jarnica, 54, and Daniel Montenegro, 30, were also arrested on felony charges.