Two women who sought attention as anti-ICE activists have been found guilty of stalking an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent at his California home and livestreaming the encounter on Instagram.
Cynthia Raygoza, 38, of Riverside, California, and Ashleigh Brown, 38, of Aurora, Colorado, were convicted by a Los Angeles federal jury Friday for following the ICE agent to his residence last year.
According to US Attorney Bill Essayli on X, in August 2025, Brown and Raygoza broadcast themselves tracking the officer from the Los Angeles field office to his home, giving directions during the pursuit, and urging viewers to share the livestream. The women also reportedly directed racial slurs at the victim’s wife, and the officer’s children witnessed the incident.
“We thank the jury for bringing justice to these agitators who violated the law and endangered the safety of this federal officer and his family,” said the First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California. “Peaceful protests are protected by the Constitution; political violence and unlawful intimidation are not.”
GUILTY: A Los Angeles federal jury just returned guilty verdicts against two defendants for stalking an ICE deportation officer.
Cynthia Raygoza, 38, of Riverside, and Ashleigh Brown, 38, of Aurora, Colorado, were found guilty today of stalking.
On August 28, 2025, Raygoza and… pic.twitter.com/4LkNkXmqDv
— F.A. United States Attorney Bill Essayli (@USAttyEssayli) February 28, 2026
Each woman faces up to five years in federal prison. Their sentencing is scheduled for June 8.
The stalking incident comes amid a nationwide spike in attacks on immigration officers. In September, an anti-ICE gunman fired at federal officers from a rooftop near a Dallas field office, targeting a van outside with a Nazi-style battle rifle. A month earlier, the same facility received a bomb threat when a man arrived claiming to have explosives. The Department of Homeland Security reported a 1,000% increase in assaults on ICE officers at the time.
Last summer, Los Angeles experienced anti-ICE riots that led to dozens of criminal charges and are expected to cost over $32 million in emergency response and property damage.