West Valley teen said he ‘went Batman’ to stop Surprise ICE detention center, feds say

A 19-year-old West Valley resident, Gabriel Mendoza-Acoltzi, faces federal charges for attempting to set fire to a Surprise warehouse slated to become a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center. He used a propane tank and torch to break a window and ignite the building, but the fire was suppressed by an automated system. The incident caused over $40,000 in damages, and prosecutors allege he fled from law enforcement and acted to 'protest' ICE's plans.