"A chaotic scene unfolded in Fitchburg Thursday morning as federal immigration officials detained a woman whose husband appeared to suffer a seizure while holding their young child during the traffic stop. Witnesses captured video of the incident, during which bystanders could be heard pleading for the man's safety as Fitchburg police shouted at them to "back up." "They're trying to rip the baby out of her hands," a witness says off-camera in a clip widely circulated on social media."
"Tricia McLaughlin, an assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, defended the operation as a "targeted" Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest and alleged emergency medical personnel at the scene "found no legitimate medical episode." "ICE called 911 and the illegal alien refused any medical care," she wrote on social media Friday. She identified the woman who was arrested as Juliana Milena Ojeda-Montoya, an Ecuadorian national with an alleged criminal past."
A chaotic traffic stop in Fitchburg involved federal immigration officials detaining Juliana Milena Ojeda-Montoya while her husband appeared to suffer a seizure holding their young child. Witnesses recorded video of bystanders pleading for the man's safety as Fitchburg police repeatedly shouted for crowds to "back up." Tricia McLaughlin, an assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, described the operation as a "targeted" ICE arrest and said emergency personnel "found no legitimate medical episode." McLaughlin said ICE called 911 and Ojeda-Montoya refused medical care. McLaughlin identified Ojeda-Montoya as an Ecuadorian national with an alleged assault and battery charge. Fitchburg police said officers cleared the scene after determining agents were not in danger.
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