"In late October, a Houston-area 10th grader, 16-year-old U.S. citizen Arnoldo Bazan, watched his father tackled, choked and arrested in public by immigration officials who the teenager said refused to identify themselves and wore no official uniforms or insignia. Arnoldo Bazan was treated much the same: Put into a banned chokehold by whoever these purported law enforcement figures were supposed to be, he was beaten and choked, and had his phone confiscated, despite his pleas that he was underage and a citizen."
"This story is of course heinous in and of itself, but also typical to the experience of countless Americans who have had their families torn apart by the "immigration enforcement" campaign of DHS and ICE. If you asked Arnoldo Bazan, then surely he would cite the loss of his father Arnulfo Bazan Carrillo that day in October (he was eventually deported to Mexico) as the most important and gutting detail of the encounter."
"But when the 16-year-old's case resurfaced this week in the context of a ProPublica deep dive into the widespread use of banned chokeholds by immigration agents, there was another detail that stood out as particularly galling in its sheer disregard for the idea that agents might face any kinds of consequences: The fact that the ICE agents in question allegedly sold Arnoldo Bazan's confiscated phone for cash, potentially on the very same day that they took it from him."
In late October, 16-year-old U.S. citizen Arnoldo Bazan witnessed immigration officials tackle, choke, and arrest his father, Arnulfo Bazan Carrillo, while the officials allegedly refused to identify themselves or wear official insignia. Arnoldo was also put into a banned chokehold, beaten, choked, and had his phone confiscated despite stating he was underage and a citizen. DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin characterized the encounter as an assault by Arnoldo and noted that the officer declined to press charges. Arnoldo's father was eventually deported to Mexico. Investigators allege that the ICE agents sold Arnoldo's confiscated phone, possibly on the same day they took it.
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