ICE Wrongfully Arrested Him. Will His Lawsuit Change How Courts Hold Agents Accountable?
The claim alleges officers used a Taser and a vehicle during the arrest and caused brain injuries and emotional trauma, attorneys said.
- On Tuesday, Jose Mejia Hernandez filed a $35 million federal claim against the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, alleging excessive force during an August 11 arrest on Columbia Pike.
- Mejia Hernandez alleged that plainclothes officers in unmarked vehicles shot him with a Taser and hit him with a vehicle while he attempted to flee. His attorneys claim these actions caused permanent brain injuries and left him in "constant fear."
- DHS denied wrongdoing, stating agents used "necessary force to gain control of the situation" when the 4-foot-11 Mexican immigrant attempted to flee. The agency rejected allegations that he was unconscious, calling them "FALSE."
- Attorneys for Mejia Hernandez say he suffers from brain bleeds, preventing him from working 40 hours a week in commercial cleaning and 30 hours in office maintenance. He pursues damages under the Federal Tort Claims Act.
- The agency will have six months to respond to the claim, while the Arlington County Police Department continues investigating the incident at Columbia Pike and Courthouse Road. This case may reshape how courts hold immigration agents accountable.
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Arlington Man Seeks $35 Million From Feds Over ICE Encounter He Says Left Him With a Brain Injury - Falls Church News
An Arlington man who says federal immigration officers shocked him with a conducted-energy weapon and struck him with a vehicle as he walked to a bus stop has filed a $35 million claim against the United States, alleging the encounter left him with a traumatic brain injury and unable to work. The Federal Tort Claims
Man who was hospitalized after ICE arrest in Arlington files excessive force claim
A man who says he suffered serious injuries during an immigration arrest on Columbia Pike has filed a federal claim alleging excessive force and seeking damages. Jose Mejia Hernandez filed against the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement today (Tuesday), seeking $35 million in damages for the incident in which he claims
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