‘I was begging them’: Elderly LA man body-slammed by ICE agents during raid; files $50 million suit

A 79-year-old Los Angeles businessman has filed a $50 million claim against the federal government, alleging he was violently assaulted and wrongfully detained by immigration agents during a raid at his Van Nuys car wash earlier this month. Rafie Ollah Shouhed, the owner of the car wash, suffered broken ribs, elbow injuries and a traumatic brain injury after being “body-slammed” to the ground by masked federal officers on 9 September, according to a tort claim filed by his lawyers. He is seeking damages from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the US Border Patrol. Surveillance footage shows an agent detaining a man in the car park when Shouhed approached. The claim alleges that agents cur