September 1, 2025 - SACRAMENTO – Senator Sasha Renée Pérez (D-Pasadena) has issued the following statement on the detention and release of Pasadena resident Rami Othmane by immigration authorities:

“I’m grateful to see Rami Othmane has been allowed to return home to his wife after an inhumane and unjust detainment. Othmane is a constituent of my district who was taken by masked federal immigration enforcement authorities on July 13 in Pasadena. 

“A longtime U.S. resident, Othmane in the process of applying for a Permanent Resident Card. His wife is a doctor who serves as the Chief Medical Officer at Huntington Hospital. Othmane was held in downtown Los Angeles for more than two weeks, and denied access to basic hygiene like brushing his teeth and was only given snacks instead of full meals. Othmane was released but has been fitted with an ankle-monitoring device. 

“This President and the federal administration have no human compassion. Mr. Othmane has no criminal record and is a valuable member of our community. The indiscriminate and violent immigration enforcement is cruel and misguided. We are a nation of immigrants. The federal government should be working together to pass sensible immigration reform that would allow our good neighbors to openly contribute to our nation’s prosperity and wellbeing.”

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Senator Sasha Renée Pérez is Chair of the Senate Education Committee and represents the 25th Senate District that includes the communities of Glendale, Pasadena, Alhambra, Altadena, Arcadia, Claremont, Glendora, La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta-Montrose, Monrovia, Monterey Park, Rosemead, San Gabriel, San Marino, Sierra Madre, South Pasadena, Temple City, Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga, Upland, and San Antonio Heights.

Source: Senator Sasha Renée Pérez