Immigrant whose skull was broken in eight places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked
A federal judge ruled Alberto Castañeda Mondragón's ICE detention unlawful after he suffered severe head injuries; the case raises concerns about excessive force and lack of investigation.
- Alberto Castañeda Mondragón claims he was beaten by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers during his arrest, resulting in a broken skull and serious injuries.
- Castañeda Mondragón's case has raised concerns among congressional leaders and officials calling for an investigation into the incident.
- Minnesota elected officials, including St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her, are calling for an investigation into Castañeda Mondragón's injuries and the conduct of ICE officers during his arrest.
- Castañeda Mondragón, who is now recovering but facing long-term health issues, expressed fear of further encounters with ICE officers and hopes to support his family.
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A Mexican man beaten within an inch of his life last month by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents is on the mend and on Saturday spoke out to refute what one nurse called the agency’s “laughable” claim that his injuries—which include a skull shattered in eight places and five brain hemorrh...
Mexican Immigrant Says ICE Agents Beat Him Up, While Agency Claims He ‘Purposefully Ran Headfirst into a Brick Wall’
Alberto Castañeda Mondragón, a Mexican immigrant, claimed that he was beaten up so badly by ICE agents while recently being detained in Minnesota that he suffered eight skull fractures and five life-threatening brain hemorrhages.
Immigrant whose skull was broken in 8 places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked
Alberto Castañeda Mondragón says his memory was so jumbled after a beating by immigration officers that he initially could not remember he had a daughter and still struggles to recall treasured moments like the night he taught her to dance.But the violence he endured last month in Minnesota while being detained is seared into his battered brain.He remembers Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents pulling him from a friend’s car on Jan. 8 outs…
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