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"I was trying to record, and then one of the agents came at me because he didn't like that I was recording him, and he tried to take my phone away," Venegas testified. "I kept yelling that I was a citizen, so another agent came and helped him, and they threw me on the ground. I yelled that I was a citizen, and they handcuffed me anyway."
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Leo Garcia Venegas testified in May 2026 that during a construction site raid, an agent approached him for recording, tried to take his phone, and then he was thrown to the ground and handcuffed despite repeatedly yelling that he was a U.S. citizen.
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Leo Garcia Venegas
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News Article
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{
    "date": "May 2026",
    "person": "Leo Garcia Venegas"
}
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Immigration Civil Rights Attributed Statement
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Created
October 2, 2026 at 10:07 AM (1 week ago)
Last Updated
October 2, 2026 at 10:07 AM (1 week ago)

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Judge Blocks Warrantless ICE Construction Site Raids After Agents in Alabama Arrested a U.S. Citizen 3 Times
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https://reason.com/2026/09/21/judge-blocks-warrantless-ice-construction-site-raids-after-agents-in-alabama-arrested-a-u-s-citizen-3-times

A federal judge has temporarily blocked warrantless immigration raids on construction sites in southern Alabama. This ruling comes after a U.S. citizen was detained three times by ICE, despite presenting valid identification.

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