Two women were found guilty by a federal jury of felony stalking after following a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer from work to his home and livestreaming the incident on social media, federal authorities said.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, Cynthia Raygoza, 38, of Riverside, California, and Ashleigh Brown, 38, of Aurora, Colorado, were convicted on March 2 of one count of stalking following a four-day trial in Los Angeles federal court.
Prosecutors said the incident occurred Aug. 28, 2025, when the two women followed an ICE deportation officer from a federal building in downtown Los Angeles to his private residence while broadcasting the pursuit on Instagram.
JUST IN: Anti- ICE activists Ashleigh Brown and Cynthia Raygoza have both been CONVICTED of STALKING after they livestreamed themselves following ICE agents to their private homes.
Both women now face up to 5 years in prison.
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— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 2, 2026
Evidence presented at trial showed the defendants livestreamed their actions as they trailed the officer through the city, encouraging viewers to share the video while providing directions during the pursuit. Authorities said the livestream was broadcast through multiple Instagram accounts.
Federal officials said that after arriving in the officer’s neighborhood, the defendants made statements identifying the residence of an ICE employee and called attention to the location while continuing to livestream the encounter.
According to prosecutors, the officer’s wife and a neighbor contacted emergency services during the incident. Authorities said additional individuals later appeared outside the officer’s home after the location was shared online.
Court filings indicate the officer’s family, including his wife and young children, witnessed the incident. Prosecutors said the situation caused significant disruption for the family and ultimately led them to relocate to another county.
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said the verdict reflects the limits of lawful protest when it involves intimidation or harassment directed at federal employees.
“Our Constitution protects peaceful protest – not political violence and unlawful intimidation,” Essayli said in a statement following the verdict.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials also commented on the case. Andre Quinones, acting field office director for Enforcement and Removal Operations in Los Angeles, said the agency considers threats and harassment directed at officers to be serious offenses.
“Stalking and intimidation of our personnel and their families crosses a line,” Quinones said in a statement. “This verdict sends a clear message that such criminal behavior will not be tolerated.”
The jury also acquitted a third defendant, Samane Sandra Carmona, 25, of Panorama City, of both charges she faced in the case.
U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson scheduled sentencing for Raygoza and Brown on June 8. Each defendant faces a maximum possible sentence of up to five years in federal prison.
The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lauren E. Border and Clifford D. Mpare of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles.
