Police Investigate ICE Arrest of a Man Who Suffered Severe Head Injuries
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- Police in St. Paul, Minnesota, are investigating an immigration arrest from January that left Alberto Castañeda Mondragón with a fractured skull and brain bleeding; immigration agents claim he injured himself by running into a wall, while he alleges he was beaten.
- A federal judge criticized ICE agents for largely refusing to provide information about the cause of Mr. Castañeda Mondragón's injuries and ordered his release from detention.
- The Department of Homeland Security has not commented on the incident, amid ongoing tensions between local and federal law enforcement over immigration enforcement practices in the Twin Cities.
- Federal prosecutors and the Justice Department’s civil rights division are investigating several incidents involving immigration agents, including false statements about a nonfatal shooting and
