Overview
- ICE detained Juliana Milena Ojeda‑Montoya in a targeted vehicle stop on Kimball Street around 7 a.m. Thursday, according to DHS.
- Video shared widely shows her husband, identified by DHS as Carlos Sebastian Zapata (Zapata Rivera), appearing to lose consciousness while holding their toddler as agents tried to separate the family.
- DHS says emergency personnel found no legitimate medical episode and that the man refused care, while the family and witnesses allege force was used and describe agents grabbing his neck.
- Fitchburg police say ICE twice requested assistance, officers found a hostile crowd, and their role was limited to scene safety and traffic control.
- Ojeda‑Montoya remains in ICE custody at Cumberland County Jail in Maine in connection with immigration proceedings and an alleged August assault, as officials and advocates press for transparency over enforcement tactics.