Pastor speaks out after ICE agents arrest Iranian church members
People attend a candlelight honoring Narciso Barranco and other impacted community members who have been targeted by ICE on June 27, 2025, in Santa Ana, California. Narciso Barranco is an undocumented gardener and father of three U.S. Marines who was arrested during a workplace raid by federal immigration agents on June 21st. U.S. Marine veteran Alejando Barranco, whose two younger brothers are active-duty U.S. Marines, has stated that his father has been living in the U.S. since the 1990’s and had no criminal record.
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Published June 29, 2025
Torosian said Marjan and her husband fled Iran because of their Christian faith and had no relatives in Los Angeles. “They are asylum seekers,” he said, adding that the couple had entered the U.S. through the CBP One process.
A pastor in Los Angeles, California, says members of his Iranian Christian congregation were detained by federal agents, including a couple seeking asylum. One of the women arrested suffered a medical emergency during the incident.
Five members of the congregation were taken into custody over the past week, including a husband, wife and their 3-year-old daughter, NBC Los Angeles reported, quoting Pastor Ara Torosian of Cornerstone Church in West LA.
The pastor, who fled Iran years ago due to religious persecution, said witnessing the arrests was traumatic and reminded him of the repression he faced growing up.
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