"A deaf Los Angeles teenager says he was assaulted and taken into custody during a protest in downtown Los Angeles last month by federal immigration officers, who cited him for failing to comply with their directions. Videos posted on Saturday, Jan. 24 to Instagram show armed agents, wearing U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security uniforms, chasing and tackling 18-year-old Anthony Paredes, seen wearing a red, green and white poncho, to the ground."
"DHS agents just tackled a young deaf man to the ground, the caption read. Another read, DHS puts lives at risk. It was not clear what preceded the incident. DHS did not respond to requests for comment over the weekend. DHS came outside and started chasing a hearing woman, and ended up chasing me instead, Paredes, who does not speak, said in a written statement that was provided to a reporter. Because I'm disabled; they took advantage of that."
Anthony Paredes, an 18-year-old deaf Los Angeles teenager, was chased, tackled and taken into custody during a downtown protest by federal immigration officers, who cited him for failing to comply with directions. Videos on Instagram show armed DHS agents in uniforms pursuing and tackling Paredes, who wore a red, green and white poncho, while bystanders shouted that he was deaf and could not hear. Social captions condemned the agents and warned they put lives at risk. DHS did not respond to requests for comment. Paredes provided a written statement saying agents chased a hearing woman and then targeted him because he is disabled. Educators and organizers later rallied at LAUSD headquarters to denounce the enforcement action.
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