Leo Feler’s message to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Friday began with him quoting the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Standing at a downtown news conference with local elected leaders, the 45-year-old Lakeview resident then said masked federal agents violated that foundational language that sets warrant requirements and prohibits illegal searches by bursting into his property last week and leaving a bloody scene in his garage while trying to arrest construction workers who were installing windows on his building.

“I think many of you and many of the viewers who are watching this will have similar experiences as me,” Feler said. “Across the United States, these types of jobs are done disproportionately by Hispanic and Latino workers. So I have a question for all

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