'Help me!' Video of ICE violently detaining man who says he's U.S. citizen sparks outrage
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Set us as preferred “Help me! Help me! My arm is f— broken, it f— hurts!” screams a Long Beach man as he is pinned, face down in a gutter, and handcuffed by ICE agents.Videos of the detention, which took place Saturday in a residential area in north Long Beach, have sparked outrage over the tactics employed by federal immigration agents and the lack of answers from the Department of Homeland Security over the operation itself.DHS did not respond to The Times’ request for comment Monday.
Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson said he was outraged by the recordings and had spoken to the injured man, Ricardo Gonzalez, who is a former longtime city employee.“Ricardo is a dad.He just wants his kids to feel safe.
He shouldn’t have to worry about being injured, being hit by a car, whether he’s U.S.citizen or not,” said Richardson.
“His kids should not have to see their parent detained.” Gonzalez told Richardson that he is a U.S.citizen.
According to the mayor, Gonzalez had made a 911 call Saturday requesting de-escalation support from police after he saw a group of unmarked vehicles and a crowd gathering in his neighborhood.By the time officers arrived at the scene near Locust Avenue and Ellis Street, Gonzalez was on the ground screaming for medical assistance after being struck by a vehicle, Richardson said.
His daughter, Leslie Gonzalez, wrote that her father was shocked with a Taser twice and pinned to the ground before being taken to the hospital for serious injuries.The family has launched a GoFundMe to cover help cover his medical expenses.
“My Dad is one of the hardest working men out there,” Leslie Gonzalez wrote.“Because of him I have a roof over my head and I have all the opportunities around me.
Our family is everything because of him.We ask for your support and prayers during this awful time.
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