Videos shared with the Times show masked federal agents in plain clothes wearing “police” vests with the three letter acronym for Homeland Security Investigations, a branch of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The vehicles, all of them unmarked, included a black Dodge 4x4 truck, also with Arizona license plates.
Ruben Vives is a general assignment reporter for the Los Angeles Times. A native of Guatemala, he got his start in journalism by writing for The Times’ Homicide Report in 2007. He helped uncover the financial corruption in the city of Bell that led to criminal charges against eight city officials. The 2010 investigative series won the Pulitzer Prize for public service and other prestigious awards.
Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla., Potts graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a master’s degree in broadcast journalism. He has created and edited video for DreamWorks, YouTube, Microsoft, Sony and BET.
