Nicole Foy
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investigative reporter & fellow covering immigration, labor and more for @propublica.org
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Leo Garcia Venegas was even accused of obstructing agents – after the video of his first detainment at an Alabama construction site went viral
A DHS spokesperson later said he “physically got in between agents” and his brother, whose arrest he was filming.
Watch for yourself:
A DHS spokesperson later said he “physically got in between agents” and his brother, whose arrest he was filming.
Watch for yourself:
October 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Leo Garcia Venegas was even accused of obstructing agents – after the video of his first detainment at an Alabama construction site went viral
A DHS spokesperson later said he “physically got in between agents” and his brother, whose arrest he was filming.
Watch for yourself:
A DHS spokesperson later said he “physically got in between agents” and his brother, whose arrest he was filming.
Watch for yourself:
Some assault charges are serious. Throwing rocks at cars. Arson. Threatening officers with a knife
But many are… less so
Here’s a video of Andrea Velez, an LA woman accused of an assault that wasn’t caught on video. A judge eventually dismissed her case
But many are… less so
Here’s a video of Andrea Velez, an LA woman accused of an assault that wasn’t caught on video. A judge eventually dismissed her case
October 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Some assault charges are serious. Throwing rocks at cars. Arson. Threatening officers with a knife
But many are… less so
Here’s a video of Andrea Velez, an LA woman accused of an assault that wasn’t caught on video. A judge eventually dismissed her case
But many are… less so
Here’s a video of Andrea Velez, an LA woman accused of an assault that wasn’t caught on video. A judge eventually dismissed her case
So I started scouring the internet. TikTok, Instagram, court docs, and local news sites, in Spanish and English.
It was hardly scientific. But I found senior citizens tackled. Pregnant women handcuffed. Kids detained. A veteran pulled out of his car on the way to work.
The videos were everywhere
It was hardly scientific. But I found senior citizens tackled. Pregnant women handcuffed. Kids detained. A veteran pulled out of his car on the way to work.
The videos were everywhere
October 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
So I started scouring the internet. TikTok, Instagram, court docs, and local news sites, in Spanish and English.
It was hardly scientific. But I found senior citizens tackled. Pregnant women handcuffed. Kids detained. A veteran pulled out of his car on the way to work.
The videos were everywhere
It was hardly scientific. But I found senior citizens tackled. Pregnant women handcuffed. Kids detained. A veteran pulled out of his car on the way to work.
The videos were everywhere
The other video of Leonardo Garcia's arrest at his worksite while he and his coworkers yell that he is a citizen
May 23, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The other video of Leonardo Garcia's arrest at his worksite while he and his coworkers yell that he is a citizen
A video of a citizen's ICE arrest at a worksite in Foley, Alabama (his name is Leonardo Garcia, he gave this Spanish interview last night m.youtube.com/watch?v=qT_o...) is making the rounds. But the video recorded just before that is also disturbing.
May 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
A video of a citizen's ICE arrest at a worksite in Foley, Alabama (his name is Leonardo Garcia, he gave this Spanish interview last night m.youtube.com/watch?v=qT_o...) is making the rounds. But the video recorded just before that is also disturbing.