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ICE Agents Wrongfully Detain Bronx Teen, Leave Him Injured After Mistaken Takedown

The case highlights growing scrutiny of aggressive immigration enforcement in New York.

Overview

  • Jeury Concepcion, 19, was tackled and handcuffed by immigration agents in the Bronx on Wednesday in a takedown captured on several cellphone videos.
  • Video shows an agent running up with a gun drawn as officers detained him, then they realized in the car after checking his ID and phone that he was not their target.
  • Agents dropped him at an unfamiliar park, and his family says he later received stitches and treatment for a concussion.
  • His family plans to file a complaint, and news outlets reported the Department of Homeland Security did not promptly comment.
  • The operation also led to the arrest of another man who ICE says is undocumented, in a city where federal crackdowns have intensified and state leaders are advancing limits on local cooperation.