LOS ANGELES – An immigration judge has dismissed a deportation case against a landscaper arrested Last year in Southern California, and Father of three US Marines Now on track for legal permanent residency in the United States
Judge dismisses California deportation case for Mexican father of 3 US MarinesThe June detention of Narciso Barranco, who came to the United States from Mexico in the 1990s but has no legal status, drew widespread attention. Crackdown President Donald Trump’s administration draws on immigration Scrutiny and protest.
Witnesses uploaded video of the arrest in the Orange County city of Santa Ana. Federal agents tackled Barranco and pinned him to the ground outside an IHOP restaurant where he was clearing weeds.
Barranco was taken to a detention center in Los Angeles and placed in deportation proceedings. In July, he was released on $3,000 bond and ordered to wear an ankle monitor.
In an order ending the deportation case on Jan. 28, Judge Christine S. Piepmeyer said Barranco, 49, provided proof that he was the father of three U.S.-born sons in the military, making him eligible for legal status.
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The Department of Homeland Security said Thursday it would appeal the judge’s decision, which was first reported by The New York Times.
Barranco’s lawyer, Lisa Ramirez, said her client is “extremely relieved” now that immigration officials have removed his ankle monitor and stopped his check-in.
“The aggressive nature of the threat, it was traumatic,” Ramirez said Thursday. “Mr. Barranco had zero criminal history. They came after him because he was a brownie on the streets of Santa Ana.”
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Ramirez said Barranco applied for Parole in Place, a program that protects parents of U.S. military personnel from deportation and helps them obtain permanent residency. If that application is approved, Barranco will receive a work permit. He estimated the process could take six months or more.
DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin reiterated previous administration claims that Barranco refused to comply with orders and swung his weed trimmer at an agent.
“Agents took appropriate action and followed their training to use the minimum amount of force necessary to resolve the situation prioritizing the safety of the public and our officers,” McLaughlin said in Thursday’s statement.
His son Alejandro Barranco told The Associated Press in June that his father had never attacked anyone, had no criminal record and was kind and hardworking. The US Marine Corps veteran said the use of force was unnecessary and far removed from his military training. He assisted in the evacuation of US military personnel and Afghan allies from Afghanistan in 2021.
Alejandro left the Marine Corps in 2023. Two of his brothers are currently active-duty Marines.
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