‘Nightmare’: family in shock after Ice moves LA teen out of state without their knowledge

<p>Benjamin Guerrero-Cruz, 18, was initially held at a facility near LA and later transferred to an Arizona holding site</p><p>The family of 18-year-old Benjamin Guerrero-Cruz was shocked when they found out that <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ice-us-immigration-and-customs-enforcement">US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice)</a> had discreetly moved him out of California, according to California congresswoman Luz Rivas, who spoke with his relatives and reviewed federal detention records.</p><p>Guerrero-Cruz, who was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/19/california-teen-ice-immigration-detention-van-nuys">first detained</a> in Van Nuys neighborhood while walking his dog, was transferred late Monday from the Adelanto detention facility in San Bernardino county to a remote holding site in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/arizona">Arizona</a> without any notification given to his family.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/28/immigration-ice-los-angeles-teen-detention">Continue reading...</a>