The city of Laguna Beach has agreed to pay $18,750 to a man who was held by local police for federal immigration officers in 2018 despite his status as a DACA recipient. In June 2018, Edgar Torres Gutierrez — who is studying sociology at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa — was arrested in Laguna Beach on suspicion of driving under the influence. “I still think about my experience with the Laguna Beach police,” Torres Gutierrez said in a statement. “I’m really happy that [Torres Gutierrez] got an outcome that he wanted,” Evan Ormond, a third-year law student who worked on the case, said Wednesday. "[Torres Gutierrez] wanted some institutional change to result from this.”The Laguna Beach Police Department referred all requests for comment Wednesday to City Attorney Philip Kohn.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 23, 2020 14:48 UTC