In May 2026, ICE agents shot and detained Carlitos Ricardo Parias, a Los Angeles–based journalist, outside the Adelanto ICE Processing Center. The incident left him with a purple gunshot wound and forced him into a detention facility an hour and a half from Disneyland, where he has already crossed 300 days.

Parias’s case is extraordinary because no journalist has endured such a sustained sequence of violence, prosecution, and imprisonment by the U.S. government. He previously surpassed Josh Wolf’s 226‑day record and now stands as the longest‑held journalist in U.S. custody. He built a 100,000‑strong TikTok following as Richard Noticias LA, chronicling crime in overlooked California neighborhoods.

After being shot, Parias was denied proper medical care. A judge saw his pain and ordered a marshal to escort him to a facility with medication, but the marshal refused. Prosecutors later dropped all charges, finding the government violated his constitutional rights, yet deportation proceedings continue.

While in Adelanto, he documents the worm‑laden water and cockroach infestations, turning his detention into a reporting beat. Representative Sydney Kamlager‑Dove visited him, citing his case as a catalyst for proposed legislation on medical neglect in immigration facilities.