00:00Newt and I, two women are in jail in Santa Ana. Federal immigration agents accused them of following them after
00:06an enforcement operation.
00:07Today, supporters gathered to call for their release and question police participation with federal agents in Orange County's only Sanctuary
00:16City.
00:17NBC4's Amber Frias was there and right now has details of their arrest.
00:22A social media video showing two women being arrested by Santa Ana Police Wednesday.
00:26The women who monitor ICE enforcement activity for the group Lucha Orange were arrested after federal agents accused them of
00:33stalking.
00:38Today, family members, supporters and three of the city's six council members spoke out against the arrest of 25-year
00:45-old Madison Crable and 33-year-old Adeline Tonoco.
00:49Santa Ana Police say the arrest followed a call from two ICE agents on Wednesday who reported they were being
00:56followed.
00:56The department says the agents told them they had just completed an immigration operation in La Havra when they noticed
01:03a car following them.
01:05Police say the car followed the agents to the federal immigration building in Santa Ana and continued following them when
01:12they left to head home.
01:13The agents then contacted Santa Ana Police, telling officers they feared for their safety and that the women, at times,
01:20attempted to block them.
01:22Police directed the agents to drive to the Santa Ana Police Department, where officers arrested Crable and Tonoco.
01:29Crable's father disputes the allegations against his daughter.
01:32We have always tried to teach our children right from wrong, and I've never been prouder of my daughter standing
01:38for her constitutional rights for all of us.
01:41Both Crable and Tonoco were arrested for resisting and delaying or obstructing a peace officer, stalking, and criminal conspiracy.
01:49Amber Frius, NBC4 News.
01:52Both those women remain in custody and have since hired legal representation.
01:57We did reach out to DHS for a statement in La Havra PD to see if they were aware of
02:03this alleged incident that started in their city,
02:05but we have not yet heard back from either agency.
