Court documents reveal new details in Harrisonburg resident’s immigration-related arrest

whsv.com · By Kennedy Scales · 2025-11-01T01:12:15.151Z

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - More information is coming to light about what led federal immigration officers to arrest a Harrisonburg resident on North Valley Pike earlier this week.Jaykie Jazmine Funez-Andrade was detained by Homeland Security agents while driving her teenage daughter to school on Monday. That arrest was captured by Funez-Andrade’s daughter in a now viral video.On Friday, WHSV learned Funez-Andrade was transferred to the Albermale-Charlottesville Regional Jail just after 2 p.m. Thursday afternoon.WHSV reached out to a spokesperson with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement regarding this matter, who provided the following statement:“Jaykie Jazmine Funez-Andrade has been charged with resisting arrest and will appear in federal court [Friday].”Court records are shedding additional light on why officers targeted Funez-Andrade for arrest in the first place.In an affidavit filed by a Harrisonburg agent with Homeland Security Investigations in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, the agent alleges that on Oct. 27, 2025, he and a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer (CBPO) initiated a traffic stop on Funez-Andrade around 10 a.m.The document said the traffic stop was initiated because, while on surveillance, the federal officers observed a vehicle displaying a Virginia license plate number that was registered in Funez-Andrade’s name. The agents had an outstanding warrant of removal/deportation for her, with the document noting Funez-Andrade is a citizen of Honduras who is illegally in the U.S. and has a final order of removal in effect.Once she was pulled over at the traffic stop, according to court documents, Funez-Andrade turned the car off, exited the car and produced her driver’s license, confirming it was hers and that the vehicle was registered to her. After confirming her identity and matching it to the warrant, HSI and CBPO shared with her that there was an active warrant for her arrest for immigration violations and that she was under arrest.While the HSI agent attempted to take physical custody of Funez-Andrade, according to court documents, she pulled away, turned around and moved toward the driver’s door of her vehicle while the agent held onto her from behind. Funez-Andrade used her entire body to distance herself, move toward the driver’s seat, and oppose physical efforts of law enforcement to place her in hand cuffs by turning and pulling her body and limbs in directions immediately opposite the forces being applied to her by the law enforcement officers, the documents added.The CPBO removed Funez-Andrade’s grip from the car handle as the HSI agent forced her to the ground. When she was face down on the ground, documents stated, Funez-Andrade “stopped all actions that opposed the verbal commands and physical forces” of the officers and was taken into custody.The resistance lasted approximately 10 seconds, according to documents, leaving an abrasion to the HSI agent’s right elbow and blunt force trauma to his right knee. Funez-Andrade also sustained an abrasion on her elbow and a laceration on her right ear but refused medical attention.The document concluded on that the court believes that Funez-Andrade forcibly resisted, opposed and impeded agents of the Department of Homeland Security who were engaged in the performance of official duties.Funez-Andrade’s family confirmed to WHSV on Friday evening that she was released from custody Friday following her preliminary trial, and her next court appearance has not yet been scheduled.This is a developing story. WHSV will provide updates on air and online as we learn more.Copyright 2025 WHSV. All rights reserved.