Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Witnesses Say ICE Agents Detained Six People in Pasadena Wednesday Morning

STAFF REPORT

[Developing story] According to witnesses, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents took six people into custody outside of a Winchells Donut House at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Los Robles Ave. shortly before 6 a.m. on Wednesday morning.

Pasadena Now has reached out to the Pasadena Police Department and City Hall officials and so far has not received an official statement. ICE does not routinely immediately confirm enforcement actions.

One witness told Pasadena Now that some of the people were waiting at a bus stop when they were detained.

Witnesses said ICE agents returned to the location a second time shortly before 9 a.m.

A video of the event provided by an onlooker shows two cars approach the bus stop. Immediately afterwards two men flee the bus stop and are pursued by what appears to be ICE agents.

In the video, the pursuers appear to ignore an African-American man at the bus stop. It is not known if they came back and detained or questioned that man.

The video was provided to Pasadena Now‘s Eddie Rivera at the scene of the incident; it appears to be authentic and accurately depicts the sidewalk and bus bench outside the Winchell’s at 439 Orange Grove Ave.