US EditionDetained Landscaper Punched by Federal Agent Swung a Weed Whacker First, Border Patrol Says
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, JUN 24 – Narciso Barranco, a landscaper and undocumented immigrant, was arrested after allegedly swinging a weed whacker at Border Patrol agents, sparking debate over use of force and immigration enforcement.
- On Saturday, June 21, Narciso Barranco, a 48-year-old landscaper in Santa Ana, California, was pinned down and punched by masked U.S. Border Patrol agents during an immigration arrest outside an IHOP.
- The arrest followed Barranco allegedly swinging a weed whacker at agents, refusing to comply, amid a federal report of increased interference with arrests putting agents at risk.
- Alejandro Barranco, whose father Narciso is currently in ICE custody, described his father as having no criminal history and said he was in pain following the arrest. He criticized the agents' actions as excessive and unwarranted.
- A video circulating since Saturday shows Barranco restrained, pepper sprayed, and repeatedly punched while a GoFundMe has raised more than $195,000 to assist the family with legal expenses.
- Barranco remains in ICE custody, his family seeks legal help to bring him home, and Santa Ana officials plan to request an investigation into the agents' conduct.
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OOPS? -- Los Angeles TV Station Updates Story that Falsely Accused Border Patrol of Abusing Landscaper
A Los Angeles CW network affiliate had to update a news story that falsely accused Border Patrol agents of abusing a man working as a landscaper in Santa Ana, California, on Saturday. The update followed Department of Homeland Security officials posting a video showing the man attacking Border Patrol agents with a weed wacker before the incomplete video, published by KTLA. | Border / Cartel Chronicles
The U.S. Border Patrol on Tuesday accused a 48-year-old landscaper forcibly detained in Santa Ana last week of attacking them with his lawnmower. The agency drew widespread condemnation following a video posted on social media Saturday showing the worker being pinned to the ground, pepper-sprayed, and repeatedly punched in the head by at least one agent. Narciso Barranco, who was working as a landscaper at an IHOP when he was approached by armed…
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