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SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - A routine work day turned into a shocking encounter for a US citizen as federal immigration agents handcuffed him outside his job in Simi Valley .

What they're saying:

" They just got me by surprise. I didn't know what was going on, who they were. What did I do wrong. They never told me who they were or who they were looking for or anything," Rodrigo Almendarez told FOX 11.

He said federal agents let him go only after seeing his ID and hearing his coworker yell.

Almendarez was born in Canoga Park and works as a driver for JB Wholesale Roofing and Building Supplies.

He said agents targeted him because of his appearance.

" I am dark skin, I am Mexican, I am brown. It makes me mad. Really mad. Like I said, I'm American. You know, my background is

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