Narciso Barranco, a 48-year-old gardener, was violently arrested by immigration agents while working in Santa Ana, California. His son, Alejandro, presented his father's case to the Senate Subcommittee, highlighting excessive use of force by ICE agents and the impact of racial profiling. Videos of the incident spread rapidly, inciting public outrage. Alejandro described the traumatic events of the arrest, detailing how his father was surrounded, chased, and physically assaulted without any identification from the officers. The incident underscores the problem of violence against non-criminal immigrants and its toll on families.
He was surrounded by masked men who never identified themselves and never presented any type of warrant. Terrified, he ran. They chased him, pointed a gun at him, pepper-sprayed him, and eventually tackled him to the ground and kicked him.
My father was a victim of racial profiling by ICE agents who used violence against non-criminals. This assault has had a devastating impact on our family.
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