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A Long Island man driving to work gets handcuffed by ICE — despite being U.S. citizen - Lemmy.World
lemmy.worldThe 23-year-old was pulled out of the van, placed in handcuffs, and detained for
about 25 minutes while the agent searched him. When the agents finally found his
ID confirming his citizenship, the agents let him go — without offering any
explanation or apology. A 23-year-old electrician from Brentwood is speaking out
after a disturbing encounter with federal immigration agents left him handcuffed
and shaken, despite being a U.S. citizen. Elzon Lemus says he was on the job,
driving in a work van with his co-worker in Westbury when they were pulled over
by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The incident was
recorded on Lemus’ phone. “What’s up, guys? Can I see your ID, please?” an agent
asks in the video. When Lemus questions why they’re being stopped, the agent
replies vaguely, “Cause you look like someone I’m looking for. Can I see your
ID?” Lemus continues, “Who are you looking for exactly? Because it’s definitely
not me.” The agent then warns him, “This is going to go one of two ways here. I
need to see your ID — if you’re not the guy I’m looking for, you’re not the guy
I’m looking for. But we need your ID.” When Lemus continues to question why he’s
being stopped the agent escalates and says “If we don’t get your ID we are going
to need to figure out another way to ID you and that may not work out well for
you.”
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