A 79-year-old car wash owner who says he was injured when agents body slammed and subjected him to other violent treatment during a Sept. 9 immigration raid at his business in Van Nuys has filed a $50 million claim against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and related federal agencies.

The car wash owner, Rafie Ollah Shoued, was at the business at 7530 Van Nuys Blvd. when masked agents conducted a late-morning raid.

Federal agents tackle Rafie Ollah Shoued, 79, outside his Van Nuys car wash during an immigration raid on Sept. 9, 2025. (Image courtesy of Rafie Ollah Shoued)

According to Shouhed, who provided video and photographs to back up his claims, an agent shoved him to the ground in a hallway as he tried to find out what was going on. He further claims that when he went ou

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