Two women—one from California and the other from Colorado—were found guilty by a jury of felony stalking for following a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportation officer to her home and livestreaming their pursuit on social media.
Cynthia Raygoza, 38, from Riverside, California, and Ashleigh Brown, 38, from Aurora, Colorado, were convicted late Friday on one count of stalking.
“Justice has been served against two agitators who stalked a federal employee, livestreamed it on social media, and traumatized both the victim and his family,” said First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli. “Our Constitution protects peaceful protest – not political violence and unlawful intimidation.”
In a four-day trial, evidence was presented showing that on August 28, 2025, the defendants, dressed in black and wearing masks to conceal their identities, followed the victim from a federal building in downtown Los Angeles to his home. The victim was on his way back to his family for an outing that included a surprise for his sons, who were ages three and seven.
The defendants livestreamed their pursuit on their Instagram accounts, giving directions as they tracked the victim’s route and urging their viewers to share the livestream. The Instagram accounts used for the livestream were “ice_out_of_la,” “defendmesoamericanculture,” and “corn_maiden_design.”
Upon arriving at the victim’s neighborhood, the defendants shouted to bystanders while livestreaming on Instagram that their “neighbor is ICE,” “la migra lives here,” and “ICE lives on your street and you should know.” Raygoza also threatened to “pop” the victim. Both the victim’s wife and a concerned neighbor called 911 in response to the defendant’s actions.
Brown publicly disclosed an address on Instagram that was approximately 100 feet from the victim’s home and urged viewers, “Come on down.” In response, several masked individuals gathered outside the victim’s residence.
The victim’s wife, who was targeted with racial slurs, along with their children, witnessed the incident and experienced emotional distress. In the following weeks, the increased traffic from onlookers forced the victim and his family to relocate to another county. The move significantly disrupted the education of the victim’s children. Additionally, the victim’s 3-year-old son, who has a disability, lost several social and health care benefits that were linked to their former county.
The jury found Raygoza and Brown not guilty of conspiracy to publicly disclose the personal information of a federal agent. Additionally, Samane Sandra Carmona, 25, from Panorama City, was acquitted of both charges she faced: conspiracy and stalking.
United States District Judge Stephen V. Wilson has scheduled a sentencing hearing for June 8, during which Raygoza and Brown could face up to five years in federal prison.
Whatever prison time these two liberal bozos get, it was the most avoidable sentence in the history of crime.