US EditionDetained Landscaper Punched by Federal Agent Swung a Weed Whacker First, Border Patrol Says
- On June 21 in Santa Ana, California, landscaper Narciso Barranco was arrested by masked U.S. Border Patrol agents after being pinned and punched on video.
- The arrest followed Barranco allegedly swinging a weed whacker at agents and refusing commands, though his son said his father was scared, not violent.
- Video footage circulated showing Barranco restrained, pepper sprayed, and repeatedly hit, while his family and son, a Marine veteran, criticized the use of force as excessive and unprofessional.
- Barranco is 48 years old, undocumented, and currently in ICE custody, while a GoFundMe for his legal aid raised over $195,000; a city council member will request an investigation.
- The incident drew attention amid heightened immigration enforcement under the Trump administration and raised concerns about federal agents' tactics and detainees' treatment.
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Detained landscaper punched by federal agent swung a weed whacker first, Border Patrol says
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 weed whacker. The agency drew widespread condemnation after a video posted to social media on Saturday showed the landscaper being pinned to the ground, pepper sprayed and repeatedly punched in the head by at least one agent. Narciso Barranco, who was working a landscaping job at an IHOP when he was approached by …
3 Marine Brothers 'Feel Betrayed' After Border Patrol Punches, Detains Dad: 'He Always Taught Us' to 'Love Our Country'
The Department of Homeland Security said Narciso Barranco “assaulted federal law enforcement," but his son Alejandro claimed his dad “just got scared" by masked agents "with guns out"gofundme (L-R) Narciso Barranco and Alejandro BarrancoNEED TO KNOWIn a June 21 incident recorded on video, Narciso Barranco is seen being pinned down and assaulted by Border Patrol agentsA DHS spokesperson said in a statement to PEOPLE that Narciso "assaulted federa…
'Feel betrayed': 'Heartbroken' Marine vet fumes after dad bloodied by feds
A video has gone viral of a landscaper being wrestled to the ground, pepper-sprayed, and beaten by immigration officers in Los Angeles as part of President Donald Trump's mass deportation plan. While Trump promised that criminals would be targeted for deportation, that has not been the case, and that has been difficult for the man's three sons, one a Marine veteran and the two still serving in the Marines. Alejandro Barranco, the son of 48-year-…
In Video: Father of Marine Corps veteran punched before being detained by ICE
Father of US Marine Claiming Innocence as DHS Says He Assailed Federal Officers with Weed Whacker Shocking Reactions and Uncertain Outcomes A recent statement from the Department of Homeland Security has left a family in a turmoil. Alejandro, the son of one of the individuals caught up in this incident, took to talking to me about the situation and investigation. The Alleged Assault and Arrest According to the Department of Homeland Security, a …
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