A Massachusetts congressman is demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice after the recent arrest of a Guatemalan man in New Bedford, raising concerns about the federal agents’ use of force.
U.S. Rep. Bill Keating sent a letter Thursday questioning the circumstances surrounding 29-year-old Juan Francisco Méndez’s detention on April 14.
A now-viral cell phone video, recorded by Francisco Méndez’s wife, Marilu Domingo Ortiz, shows ICE agents using a large tool to break through the couple’s rear car window. In the video, the couple can be heard telling agents in Spanish they were waiting for their attorney to arrive.
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