Following a dispute outside her Los Angeles house that was broadcast live on social media, immigration officials apprehended a Colombian immigrant and TikTok influencer.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that Leidy Tatiana Mafla-Martinez was arrested on Friday, August 15, while streaming from her Tesla.
Martinez was arrested because of a previous DUI conviction in Los Angeles, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Newsweek.
In recent months, accusations of wrongdoing have increased scrutiny of immigration authorities. Since President Donald Trump ordered more arrests as part of his promise of mass deportations, this focus has only increased, prompting concerns about the morality and constitutionality of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s actions.
According to DHS, Martinez arrived in the United States in 2022. He uses the TikTok username @tatianamartinez_02 to post. By providing information about your rights, commenting on immigration enforcement, and photographing ICE operations, she has gained popularity.
Online footage captures Martinez inside her Tesla as police officers walked up, unlocked the door, and dragged her out onto the street. She has a blanket over her head and is bound face down. Before she seems to be still, onlookers can be heard yelling for medical assistance.
According to McLaughlin, the arrest was problematic because someone illegally towed a federal police car. More video shows a federal agent pursuing the vehicle while a tow truck retrieved it.
He made fun of and recorded ICE officers who were pursuing him. According to McLaughlin, Secretary Noem has made it clear that anyone attempting to obstruct law enforcement will be apprehended and subject to the worst legal penalties.
According to L.A. Taco, Martinez was taken to White Memorial Hospital after the incident and then moved to a jail facility in the downtown area. She received medical assistance after reporting shortness of breath after her arrest, according to McLaughlin.
Since Trump ordered the removal of undocumented migrants, the influencer, who has over 37,000 TikTok followers, has started producing material about immigration enforcement.
Although DHS has not provided specific data to back up the assertion, the agency has stated that assaults against ICE agents have increased by 1,000 percent.
Leidy Tatiana Mafla-Martinez, a Colombian criminal illegal alien who was found guilty of driving under the influence in Los Angeles, was taken into custody by ICE on August 15, McLaughlin said Newsweek. The Biden administration RELEASED this criminal illegal alien who had entered the nation in 2022. Martinez reported experiencing dyspnea during her arrest. She received the appropriate medical care and will remain in ICE custody while the removal process is ongoing.
An immigrant rights organization called the Sidewalk School posted on Instagram that she was dragged screaming out of her Tesla and rushed to the hospital by ambulance.
ICE brutally arrested activist-journalist Tatiana Martinez in Los Angeles, knocking her to the ground during a livestream, according to a Facebook post by Democrat David Earl Williams III. She was briefly released from the hospital before being arrested again. In a bizarre turn of events, one of ICE’s SUVs was towed while they were being arrested, making their crackdown a show of defiance.
Martinez is still being held by ICE while her removal process is ongoing.
