The video of TkTok influencer Tatiana Martinez getting arrested by ICE agents in LA has gone viral
Know more about Tatiana Martinez, a TikTok celebrity, who is making waves online after a video of her being dragged and detained by ICE, short for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, went viral online. Not aware of the controversial video? Here’s everything you need to know about!
Who is Tatiana Martinez as video of TikTok influencer getting detained by ICE agents goes viral
Social media platforms, especially TikTok, X/Twitter, and Reddit, have been buzzing with a viral video of Tatiana Martinez, wherein she can be seen being violently dragged by ICE officials.
What Exactly Happened?
Tatiana Martinez, a Colombian TikToker, who currently lives in Los Angeles and has over 37K followers on the video-sharing platform TikTok, had been making videos on the ICE raids, that had been making a buzz in California, ever since President Donald Trump’s administration took over reigns.
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The most recent video on her profile, which goes by the name tatianamartinez_02, features the federal takeover of Washinton, D.C, and ICE arrest in the city. At the time of writing this piece, her immigration status isn’t known.
What Did the Viral Video Feature?
As aforesaid, the viral video of Tatiana Martinez, features her being dragged by the ICE officials out of her Tesla car. The 2 minute 38 seconds viral video, which was shared by a Twitter page, which goes by the name @Rightanglenews, captioned, “BREAKING – Tatiana Martinez, an illegal residing in LA who built a career on social media by doxxing ICE agents and directing her followers to harass them and disrupt their arrests, has now been arrested herself,” has so far received 5 million views.
Tatiana Martinez is a Columbian TikTok influencer who was taken into custody in downtown Los Angeles grew her TikTok to 30k and would often share videos telling people where ICE agents would be and revealing their location to evade raids. Her content centered around alerting citizens and protestors about ICE raids in order to disrupt, harass, and disrespect agents.
BREAKING – Tatiana Martinez, an illegal residing in LA who built a career on social media by doxxing ICE agents and directing her followers to harass them and disrupt their arrests, has now been arrested herself. pic.twitter.com/1o9Paq6A1H
— Right Angle News Network (@Rightanglenews) August 16, 2025
The viral video that received 117K likes, 15K shares, and 7.2K comments, features the TikToker being violently dragged from her Tesla, and pinned to the ground. The internet personality eventually passed out, and was hospitalized. Later, she was sent to the detention center.
The incident took place, when the TikToker was leaving the parking garage from her home. ICE officials suddenly came onto her, forced her out of her Tesla, pinned to the ground with a knee over her head and neck.
This tragic and cruel treatment eventually made her pass out, and needing the medial attention, resulting which she was sent to the White Memorial Hospital for treatment. Later, she was released from the hospital at around afternoon, and is currently at the downtown detention center.
Tatiana Martinez's last video before she was pulled screaming from her Tesla and her wig flew off. I have no idea what she is saying because she apparently doesn't speak a word of English. pic.twitter.com/ElWRhxYbw5
— Kim "Katie" USA (@KimKatieUSA) August 16, 2025
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