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ICE Officers Tackle, Cuff Australian Man at US Airport
ICE says Phu Nguyen overstayed a visa and was later arrested before a Los Angeles flight, with removal proceedings now underway.
- On Monday, July 13, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents attempted to arrest 57-year-old Australian citizen Phu Nguyen at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, sparking a confrontation that drew onlookers' attention.
- The Department of Homeland Security stated Nguyen entered the United States legally on a visa in May 2013 but claimed he remained after the visa expired in May 2015, saying "Nguyen refused to depart in violation of our nation's laws."
- Footage shows plainclothes officers tackling Nguyen in Terminal 3, where he screamed "I don't know what they're doing." Onlookers intervened, forcing agents to abandon the arrest while Nguyen remained handcuffed.
- According to the department, ICE arrested Nguyen the following day before his flight departed from Los Angeles International Airport and is now detained at the Adelanto ICE Processing Centre in California pending removal proceedings.
- Democratic Senator Jacky Rosen criticized the agency for acting "with impunity," while state caucuses demanded a full investigation. The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is making urgent inquiries.
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Australian man arrested by ICE after shock airport confrontation
An Australian man has been arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, after first being held on the ground in a heavy-handed confrontation by two officers while he screamed as they pinned his arm back.
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Leaning Left6Leaning Right3Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution55% Left
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