Maria del Carmen Venegas was on her way to deliver a baby boy, her fifth child, by Caesarean section in a planned operation Wednesday afternoon. Her husband, Joel Arrona-Lara, was driving her car to the hospital.
Two SUVs swooped in to block the vehicle at a San Bernardino, California, gas station. They belonged to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the agents asked for Venegas' identification, she later told CBS Los Angeles. She complied. The agents also asked for Arrona's identification.
The couple was in a hurry when they left, and his ID was at home, Venegas told Univision affiliate KMEX.