Federal agents take man into custody at home in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Federal agents took a man into custody after being stationed outside a home in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, for hours Monday.

Border Patrol and Homeland Security agents, many of whom were wearing masks and tactical vests, blocked off North Barry Avenue near Ridge Pike in Trooper around 8 a.m. and were seen walking around a house.

An arrest warrant shared with CBS News Philadelphia by the family claims Jose Cordova-Lopez resisted an ICE officer's attempt to pull him over in connection with immigration proceedings. The family claimed Cordova-Lopez was accused of hitting an immigration officer's vehicle. The man has no legal status in the United States and is a native of Mexico, the court document says.

Court records show Cordova-Lopez was already facing charges including driving under the influence, careless driving and driving without a license for an incident in August 2025. CBS News Philadelphia has reached out to the attorney listed for Cordova-Lopez on those records for comment.

ICE Philadelphia did not comment on the operation.

Brenda Lopez, who lives in the home, told CBS News Philadelphia the agents were at the house for her cousin, Jose Cordova-Lopez. She was in her car for the entirety of the operation. Brenda Lopez said the warrant police provided for Jose did not have the home's address. 

Her daughter, Guadalupe, was inside the home. She said she woke up to banging on their front door. She described some of her interactions with the agents outside.

"He was like, 'I'm going to use this, I'm going to gas your whole house,'" Guadalupe Lopez said. "If he doesn't come out, we're going to bust the door open."

Family members said agents eventually broke down the door just after noon and took Jose Cordova-Lopez into custody. They claimed Guadalupe Lopez was hit in the face by one of the agents at the time.

"My kids are not doing well. My kids, the three of them, are traumatized. I have an 8-year-old kid, a 12-year-old kid. My kids are traumatized," Brenda Lopez said in Spanish. "That's not fair. Look at what they did to me. They threw me. ... they threw me in the snow. They shoved me. My daughter, when they hit the door, they hit her with their weapon in the face."

Upper Providence police at the scene told CBS News Philadelphia they are not involved in the ongoing operation, but were there to help maintain traffic in the area. Several dozen protesters gathered close to the home while agents surrounded the property.

Lower Providence Township Supervisor Janine Darby said she was outside when agents moved in.

"Children crying, a family in shock, and a home destroyed after agents broke down the door," Darby said. 

Democratic state Rep. Joe Webster was on scene for much of the incident and criticized the operation over the number of agents on hand and how they came in almost entirely unmarked vehicles. He called the incident traumatic for the community.

A group of Democratic lawmakers is condemning the actions by ICE officers, one day after a tense standoff in Montgomery County.

"It is unacceptable, it is below the standard of human decency," Pennsylvania state Sen. Art Haywood said.

Haywood stood with other elected officials and called the actions by federal agents brutal and cruel.

"We are here with one reason to say that this kind of brutality is completely unacceptable," Haywood said.

The Democratic politicians are now sounding the alarm after they say ICE's actions are escalating and call the situation inhumane.

"These people are humans. They have families, they have people that love them. They have jobs. They have lives here," Pennsylvania state Sen. Katie Muth said.

Haywood said he will help lead a training on non-violent resistance on Wednesday night so people can be prepared if this happens again. The training will begin at 6 p.m. at First United Methodist of Germantown on Germantown Avenue.

CBS Philadelphia also reached out to a Republican state senator who represents part of Montgomery County for comment, but we have not heard back.

Families who live along Barry Avenue said they're still reeling from what happened to their neighbors.

"They don't deserve this trauma," Stacy Mitchell said. 

"I don't feel like you should take them from their homes," she added. "You know, you shouldn't have done it in front of children."

Another woman who declined to be identified said what happened was unfair.

"They're my neighbors for seven years, and I've never had a problem with them," she said.

Rachel Rutter, an immigration activist, said there is a growing concern that scenes like what happened on Barry Avenue Monday could become more common.

"It's definitely a fear," Rutter said. "And it's something that we as community organizations are thinking about and trying to plan for."