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Exclusive | Inside feds’ stealth mission to deport California killers, rapists and child molesters

Nypost · · 952 words · By Ben Chapman
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Inside feds’ stealth mission to deport California killers, rapists and child molesters See more of our coverage in your search results.

Claims checked 16
Techniques found 4
Topics 3

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What happened

Inside feds’ stealth mission to deport California killers, rapists and child molesters See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The California Post on Google Federal authorities snared a child molester, a rapist and an accused killer in a sophisticated operation that has rid Southern California of hundreds of criminal illegal migrants.

Common ground

The mission, called “Operation Guardian Angel,” has so far collared 362 previously deported illegal migrants using federal law to defeat California’s controversial “sanctuary state” rule prohibiting local police from cooperating with immigration agents even…

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 4 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing loaded language helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.
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Name Calling / Labeling 80% confidence
Attaching a negative label to a person or group to reject them without evidence.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing name calling / labeling helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.
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Appeal to Fear 85% confidence
Building support by instilling anxiety or panic in the audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing appeal to fear helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.
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Glittering Generalities 70% confidence
Using vague, emotionally appealing phrases ('freedom', 'justice') without specifics.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing glittering generalities helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 16 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “He is accused of shooting and killing an Inglewood man, who tried to stop him from stealing a catalytic converter 2025.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 2: “Lauro Alberto Rivas — whose criminal record included arrests and convictions for weapons offenses, grand theft and drunk driving — said he’d already served eight months in jail for carrying a gun in a public space.”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
The provided evidence for this claim is completely irrelevant, containing results for JPG converters, Samsung TVs, and GTA V gameplay. No information about Lauro Alberto Rivas was found.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Several styles of the traditional music of Venezuela, such as salsa and merengue, are common to its Caribbean neighbors. Perhaps the most typical Venezuelan music is joropo, a rural form which origina…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Venezuela
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cagliari Calcio, commonly referred to as Cagliari (Italian: [ˈkaʎʎari] ), is a professional Italian football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia, that plays in Serie A, the first tier of Italian football…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cagliari_Calcio
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Famous or notable Venezuelans include:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Venezuelans
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Claim 3: “Local jails are legally required to hand over criminal illegal migrants when presented with federal warrants.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about Florida, dictionary definitions of 'local', and news about Immokalee, FL. No evidence was provided regarding the legal requirements of local jails to hand over migrants to federal warrants.
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web search NEUTRAL — The federally recognized Seminole Tribe of Florida has one of its six reservations here, Immokalee Reservation, on which it operates one of its gaming casinos. The Audubon Society 's Corkscrew Swamp S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immokalee,_Florida
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web search NEUTRAL — Stay updated with the latest Immokalee, FL local news, trending, crime map, sports, celebrity updates, stock market trends, and more.
https://www.newsbreak.com/immokalee-fl
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago · The meaning of LOCAL is characterized by or relating to position in space : having a definite spatial form or location. How to use local in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/local
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Claim 4: “LA’s top federal prosecutor, Bill Essayli”
VERIFIED
Both Wikipedia and multiple cross-references from the NY Post confirm Bill Essayli is the first assistant US attorney for the Central District of California, identifying him as a top federal prosecutor in LA.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 6, 2025, protests began in Los Angeles after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided locations in the region to arrest individuals allegedly involved in illegal immigration to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2025_Los_Angeles_protests…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Los Angeles mayoral election will be held on November 3, 2026 to elect the mayor of Los Angeles, California. A nonpartisan top-two primary was held on June 2, 2026. Incumbent mayor Karen Bass…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Los_Angeles_mayoral_elect…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bilal Ali "Bill" Essayli (born November 24, 1985) is an American lawyer and politician who currently serves as the first assistant United States attorney for the Central District of California. He pre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Essayli
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Claim 5: “Thomas Giles, director of the LA field office for ICE enforcement and removal operations”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 6: “The mission, called “Operation Guardian Angel,” has so far collared 362 previously deported illegal migrants”
CORROBORATED
Multiple independent web sources (Newsmax, edhat, and another report) confirm that 'Operation Guardian Angel' resulted in the arrest/transfer of 362 previously deported migrants.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Los Angeles Dodgers season is the 137th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 69th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 65th season playin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_seaso…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Iran war, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, has led to what the International Energy Agency has characterized as the "largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the_2026_Ir…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the so…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel
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Claim 7: “Daniel Garcia had been arrested by cops in Gardena 15 days earlier on a domestic battery charge.”
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The provided evidence contains irrelevant results about a 1996 terrorist, fatty acids, and English homework. No information about Daniel Garcia's arrest in Gardena was found.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The archdiocese spans three counties: Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara. Not all the schools listed are operated by th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_schools_in_the_Roman_C…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Men's downhill competition was the final event of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970, held on Sunday, 15 February.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIS_Alpine_World_Ski_Champions…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 California gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of California, with the statewide top-two primary election taking place on June 7, 2022. Incumbent Democr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_California_gubernatorial_…
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Claim 8: “Raul Aranda Gutierrez... was originally charged with felony DUI but had been prosecuted for reckless driving.”
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The evidence provided consists of general definitions of DUI and reckless driving, and a news story about a different person (Hernandez) in Fresno. No evidence regarding Raul Aranda Gutierrez was found.
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web search NEUTRAL — Hernandez was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and reckless driving. Police said his driver’s license was suspended and that he had two prior DUI convictions. He was tra…
https://gvwire.com/2026/08/28/fresno-dui-suspect-arrested-af…
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web search NEUTRAL — Driving under the influence (DUI) or driving while intoxicated (DWI) is the crime of driving, operating, or being in control of a vehicle while one is impaired from doing so safely by the effect of ei…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driving_under_the_influence
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web search NEUTRAL — [Video] Reckless Driving Charges You Can Get in the Rain. Reckless Driving for Going Too Fast in the Snow.Driving too fast for road conditions means you can be charged for reckless driving.
https://www.andrewflusche.com/blog/driving-too-fast-for-traf…
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Claim 9: “Jaime Rodríguez Ladesma, 70, of Long Beach... was convicted in 2023 of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14.”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
The evidence section explicitly states 'No evidence found after searching' for this claim.
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Claim 10: “California’s controversial “sanctuary state” rule prohibiting local police from cooperating with immigration agents”
CORROBORATED
Multiple sources describe California's sanctuary laws as prohibiting local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration agents (ICE).
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web search NEUTRAL — The Sanctuary Law, in short, prohibits local and state law enforcement officers from cooperating with Federal law enforcement, namely Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. ICE has a primary mand…
https://medium.com/@williamcunningham_18539/bienvenidos-hote…
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web search NEUTRAL — — Democrats in the California Senate ramped up their fight Tuesday against President Donald Trump, advancing a bill that would provide statewide sanctuary for immigrants by keeping local law enforceme…
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-lawmakers-ey…
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web search NEUTRAL — “Prohibits law enforcement agencies (including school police and security departments) from using resources to investigate, interrogate, detain, detect, or arrest people for immigration enforcement pu…
https://californiaglobe.com/articles/governor-jerry-brown-tu…
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Claim 11: “José Cristian Saravia-Sánchez, 31, of Mexico, was removed from the US in 2013 and returned illegally.”
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Claim 12: “Héctor Bueno-Moreno, 55, of San Luis Obispo... was deported in September 2001 and January 2020. His criminal history includes a 1995 rape conviction in Kern County.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 13: “The operation is currently active in the six Southern California counties in Essayli’s jurisdiction: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura.”
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Web search results from Parriva and Facol Br confirm that the Central District of California's jurisdiction (and associated ICE activity) covers the specific list of counties: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Guardian Angels is an American nonprofit volunteer organization with the goal of unarmed crime prevention. The organization was founded by Curtis Sliwa in New York City on February 14, 1979. Sliwa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardian_Angels
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The modern history of Los Angeles began in 1781 when 44 settlers from central New Spain (modern Mexico) established a permanent settlement in what is now Downtown Los Angeles, as instructed by Spanish…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Los_Angeles
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below is a partial list of Minor League Baseball players in the Los Angeles Angels system.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels_minor_leagu…
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Claim 14: “Gutierrez, whose criminal history includes convictions for drunk driving and violating a domestic protection order”
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The evidence provided contains general stories about other individuals with DUI convictions in different states (e.g., Indiana, Montana). No evidence regarding Raul Aranda Gutierrez was found.
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web search NEUTRAL — A guy in Indiana was busted for drunk driving on Wednesday night. And he was also charged with violating the state’s stay-at-home order since he didn’t have a valid reason for being out. He has bonded…
https://96krock.com/2020/03/30/a-guy-is-busted-for-drunk-dri…
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web search NEUTRAL — If you drink and drive, you can see the inside of a prison cell. We go to Reporter Jessica Potila for more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrISb25L3ik
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web search NEUTRAL — Police warned a repeat drunk driver not to get behind the wheel an hour before he slammed into a parked truck in Kalispell — and under current law, that warning was all they could do. Kyle Anthony Mak…
https://dissenter.com/crime/cops-warned-repeat-dui-driver-be…
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Claim 15: “Ladesma was deported in December 2023, before illegally re-entering US again and getting convicted for returning.”
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Claim 16: “His rap sheet includes 11 arrests between June 2022 and August 2024.”
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