A car wash owner in Van Nuys has filed a civil rights claim seeking $50 million from several federal government agencies after he claims he was "body slammed and pinned to the ground" by agents during an immigration raid.

Rafie Ollah Shouhed claims he was inside his business on the morning of Sept. 9 when masked agents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection CBP), U.S. Border Patrol, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) stormed in and shoved him to the ground without warning.

In a statement to CBS Los Angeles, CBP confirmed a targeted immigration enforcement operation took place at the location. They claim that during the incident, a U.S. citizen "obstructed" the operation, "disobeyed BP agent's commands, and was placed under arrest for

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