Immigration Agents Used Banned Chokeholds and Dangerous Restraints in Over 40 Documented Cases
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Summary
An investigation reveals that U.S. immigration agents have used banned chokeholds and other dangerous restraint techniques on civilians, including teenagers and handcuffed individuals, causing serious injuries and near-fatal incidents. The article documents over 40 cases where agents employed these prohibited methods, with victims experiencing seizures, broken ribs, and loss of consciousness. Despite these documented abuses, the government has not disclosed whether any agents have faced disciplinary action.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledAn agent in Houston put a teenage citizen into a chokehold, wrapping his arm around the boy's neck, choking him so hard that his neck had red welts hours later.
A black-masked agent in Los Angeles pressed his knee into a woman's neck while she was handcuffed; she then appeared to pass out.
An agent in Massachusetts jabbed his finger and thumb into the neck and arteries of a young father who refused to be separated from his wife and 1-year-old daughter.
"I felt like I was going to pass out and die," said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold.
The government won't say if any agents have been punished.
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