joel arrona-lara was driving his wife maria del carmen venegas to a san bernardino hospital wednesday morning for a scheduled c-section when ice agents d detained him at a gas stion. surveillllance video shows two e vehicles surrounding the couple's car immediately after they pulled into the station. maria del carmen venegas said agenents asked the couple for identification but thahat he husbanand had left his dococumes at home in the rush to get to the hospital. ice agents then handcuffed him and took him into custody, leaving nine-month pregnant venegas at the gas station sobbing anand in distress. she then drove herself to the hospital and gave birth alone several hours later. ice said in a statement that joel arrona-lara was detained because he is wanted in mexico on homicide charges. but arrona-lara's lawyer says the charges are unconfirmed and that he has no criminal record. videos of the incident circulated online over the weekend, sparking outrage. but ice issued a statement saying, "ice will no longer exempt classes or categories of removable aliens from potential enforcement

--reporter pkg-as follows--maria del carmen venegas holding back the tears. ria del carmen venegas: "(spanish)."she says she's doing bad at this moment and that's when you most need your husband.the mother of five just gave birth 2 days ago ... the same day her husband, joel arrona, was detained by ice agents.it was wednesday afternoon.venegas was on the way to the hospital with her husband.she was heading there for a pre-planned c-section. surveillance video shows them at the gas station when two cars surround her vehicle.she says they were ice agents. venegas:"(spanish)."she says they asked for her i-d.so she got her i-d and gave it to them and then they asked about her husband's i-d.she says doesn't have his but we live pretty close and we can get it if you need it.she says that when the agents had him step out of the vehicle to check for weapons.when he got out, they put him into custody.you could see venegas was hysterical and had no idea what was going on.venegas: "(spanish)."she says her husband has no criminal history and that police never stopped him.

las imágenes muestran como partera veritas para él películas sobrearej por agentes, rosa maría del carmen venegasa gente de que estaba. para los, que se dirige al hospital, fueron detenidos y llevados un centro de detención, del arresto es estable por varias razones,l arsto se da de agentes oficiales de la oficina de aduana de los Ángeles, lo cual es muy extraño, la mayoría de los arrestos, los hacen oficiales >> es por eso que el entrase del caso contactaron la familia y de miedo no pusieron ayuda legal a un costo >> no están sujetos a salida momentánea, estamos atentos los tribunales, en el comunicado se señaló que el señor lara está bajo la custodia y bajo los procedimentos de deportación >> el pequeño san tego nació si que su padre tira presente, quizás no se da cuenta pero lo ocurrido es una triste historia más de las consecuencias de la política migratoria de cero tolerancia impuesta por el presidente donald trump >> señor lara es el único apoyo económico dos familia >> la policía de minnesota dio a revelar estas imágenes en donde es abatido por los oficiales >> levanta las manos apuntando

pero primeramente dios todo se va arreglar y ese juez tiene que dejar a mi esposo aquÍ >>> marÍa del carmen venegasdar a luz. cuando agentes de inmigraciÓn interceptaron a la pareja y detuvieron a joel. >>> ellos saben que lo que hicieron es mal como me dejaron ahÍ tirada en mi situaciÓn. desesperada con mi presiÓn alta. >>> respondiendo al controversial caso ice dijo (informaciÓn en pantalla):: >>> el seÑor arrona otra vez insiste que a Él no le dijeron la razÓn por la que fue arrestado y tiene orden de ca >>> por ahora joel arrona estÁ arrestado y espera estar pronto con su esposa e hijo y conocer a damiÁn el niÑo que naciÓ en medielco arresto. >>> que sepan que tiene hijos, y que los lastiman, los lastiman con lo que hablan de Él >>> el arresto okcurrido en est gasolinera ha ocurrido gran indignaciÓn ahora su familia y toda una comunidad espera que este inmigrante originario de guanajuato regrese lo antes posible con sus 5 hijos y que un incidente como este no vuelva ocurrir. en san bernardino francisco kwu koou v cuevas noticias telemundo. >>> el presidente trump se deshace en elogios hacÍa ice

. >> frÍamente la seÑora maria del carmen venegas llegÓ con su pequeÑa pero la felicidad no es completaue ella y su esposo fueron detenidos por agentes de ice el pasado miÉrcoles por la maÑana cuando se dirigÍan a un hospital porque la seÑora estaba a punto de dar a luz pero los agentes no tomaron eso en cuenta y arrestaron a su marido quiÉn fue transportado a un centro de detenciÓn, es que un comunicado. >> dado a conocer este dÍa dijeron: (comunicado en pantalla) . >>> ser segÚn los representantes no han encontrado ningÚn antecedente criminal. >> nos tomamos el tiempo de verificar a travÉs de fuentes oficiales en mÉxico si el seÑor tenÍa o contaba con alguna orden de arresto hasta el momento no hemos podido quien trar algo >>> marÍa del carmen lo conoce desde que eran niÑos y todo se trata una confusiÓn >>> no hay nada de que lo estÉn acusando >>> pero el arresto de la detenciÓn del seÑor no es el punto del argumento emilio amaya director del centro de ayuda comunitaria inÓ son las acciones de los agentes en este caso lo que es cuestionable >>> nuestra preocupaciÓn mÁs allÁ del arrest

maria del carmen venegas holding back the tears.maria del carmen venegas:"(spanish)."e's doing bad at this moment and that's when you most need your husband.the mother of five just gave birth 2 days ago ... the same day her husband, joel arrona, was detained by ice agents.it was wednesday afternoon.venegas was on the way to the hospital with her husband.she was heading there for a pre- planned c-section.surveillance video shows them at the gas station when two cars surround her vehicle.she says they were ice agents.venegas:"(spanish)." she says they asked for her i- d.so she got her i-d and gave it to them and then they asked about her husband's i-d.she says doesn't have his but we live pretty close and we can get it if you need it.she says that when the agents had him step out of the vehicle to check for weapons.when he got out, they put him into custody. you could see venegas was hysterical and had no idea what was going on.venegas: "(spanish)."she says her husband has no criminal history and that police never stopped him. he's never had a ticket.venegas was forced t

. >>> la tristeza de la señora maría del carmen venegas, narra el momento cuando su esposo joven laral establecimiento de san bernardino. los agentes se acercaron para pedir identificaciones pero el señor jo el no la tenía al momento nos contaba su esposa >>> decía que se le iban a llevar, y yo le pedía que lo dejaran al menos para el hospital >>> después del arresto, la señora maría del carmen manejo con la del hospital de san bernardino. por eso se ve preocupada, tanto que se alarmaron porque tenía la presión muy alta prdijeron eron que tenía la que eso era mucho riesgo >>> la pequeña nació por cesaría y afortunadamente se encuentra mejor de salud, pero al momento de su nacimiento su padre no estaba presente porque los agentes de ice lo habían detenido. >>> saber que no está sola. >>> es muy duro >>> son cinco con los recién nacidos los niños de la pareja. los niños más grandes saben de qué se trata el arresto y dicen sentirse muy desesperados. >>> yo creo volver a ver a mi papi. >>> ( llora ) >>> por el momento es incierto lo que pasará con el señor joel lara, la familia espera que

brter evans has the story. or reporter: surveillance video shows maria del carmen-venegas, nine monthsregnant and histerical on the phone, ice agents just arrested her husband, surrounding their car at a gas station while they were on the way to the hospital to give birth by a scheduled c- section. "they asked if i could show some i.d.," she says. e.en they asked for her husband's i.d., which she says was at home. that's when ice agents asked joel arrona-lara to step out of the vehicle and took him into custody. venegas had to drive herself to the hospital. "he's never even had a ticket," pe says. "the police have never stopped hm." venegas says her husband has been in the u.s. for 12 years. immigration and customs enforcement initially said, in a statement, that lara was "illegally residing in the united states," but after video of the arrest was widely viewed, re agency released a second statement saying, "mr. arrona- lara was brought to ice's attention due to an outstanding warrant issued for his arrest in mexico on homicide charges." sere you able to confirm any homicide charges? n

. >> reporter: sobbing in this gas station, maria del carmen venegas was just hours from giving birth. she and her husband were on the way to a southern california hospital for a c-section when you see these suvs surround the couple's vehicle. immigration agents then putting joel arrona in handcuffs and taking him to a detention center. venegas saying her husband has no criminal history. when i asked why are you taking him. they said, someone had reported us. the family's attorney said they believe i.c.e. may have been looking for someone else. venegas then drove herself to this hospital. tonight, happy her newborn son is healthy but devastated her husband wasn't by her side. saying, it's very hard because he was always there. he would say everything will be okay. i.c.e. explaining in a statement that arrona was in the u.s. illegally from mexico. adding, i.c.e. continues to focus its enforcement resources on individuals who pose a threat to national security, public safety and border security. however, i.c.e. will no longer exempt classes or categories of removable aliens from potenti

maria del carmen venegas says that ice agents rendered them as they stopped for gas inhusba took them away leaving her alone at the gas station. she drove herself to the hospital for a c-section. she says she and her husband are both in the country illegally. their five children are all u.s. citizens. in a statement i.c.e. says that he is wanted in mexico for homicide. his wife says he has never been in trouble with police. >>> colorado police are gathering more information on a triple murder. maintenance accused of killing his pregnant wife and two little girls. jeff paul has new details as authority search for a motive. >> reporter: colorado authorities are investigating a triple homicide. christopher watts is accused of killing his pregnant wife shanaan, and two daughters bella and celeste. he was arrested wednesday on suspicion of murder. authority say that he allegedly dumped his wife and daughters bodies on his former employer's property. court documents found by his attorney suggests that they could've been strangled in the body submerged in crude oil before being discovered. t

security cameras captured video of maria del carmen venegas seemingly stranded at a gas station lastafter immigration officers detained her husband, joel arrona-lara, on the way to the hospital. he and his brother are suspects in the beating death of a man in 2006. his attorney says his client denies any involvement. >>> new video out of north carolina showing protesters tearing down a confederate statue and kicking it on the ground. this happened last night, a day before classes were set to begin. the silent sam statue has been on the university of north carolina's chapel hill campus for more than 100 years, a gift from the united daughters of the confederacy. one person was arrested and the university is investigating. >>> this morning two men are behind bars in nashville in connection with a rash of murders and robberies. the suspects are said to be linked to the homicides based on surveillance images and physical evidence. >>> a destructive northern california wildfire grows this morning, forcing more homeowners to flee for safety. >>> and silicon valley's teachers and nurses are

. >> reporter: maria del carmen venegas seen sobbing in this gas station. >> she was terrified. she is on the way give birth to her child. >> reporter: she and her husband were in southern california on their way to the hospital for a c-section when these suv's surrounded their vehicle. i.c.e. agents putting joel arrona-lara in handcuffs taking him to the detention center. when i asked why are you taking him, they said somebody had reported us. venegas drove herself to the hospital. >> they knew she was pregnant. they could have said, well, come back to the office later on. you can have a discussion with me about your status. this could have been handled differently. >> reporter: her husband has no criminal history and her attorneys believe i.c.e. may have been looking for someone else. i.c.e. meantime says he was in the u.s. illegally from mexico, adding i.c.e. continues to focus the enforcement resources on individuals who pose a threat to national security, public safety and border security. however, i.c.e. will no longer except classes or categories of removable aliens from

inside, joel arrona-lara and his pregnant wife maria del carmen venegas on their way to a southern californiaital to deliver their baby. arrona-lara in the u.s. illegally from mexico handcuffed and taken into custody, leaving his wife sobbing inside this gas station. when i asked why are you taking him, they said somebody reported us, she says. she recounted the dramatic scene after driving herself to the hospital and giving birth to their son. i.c.e. officials defending their arrest, telling abc news mr. arrona-lara was brought to i.c.e.'s attention due to an outstanding warrant issued for his arrest in mexico on homicide charges. the family's attorney denies the allegations. >> we don't believe he has a criminal history whatsoever. >> reporter: telling us the arrest affidavit says nothing about a homicide accusation and only says that arrona-lara is charged with being in the country without documents. arrona-lara's legal team saying they are undeterred in their determination to get him released on bond and be with his wife and the newest member of their family. the attorney tells me they pl