ICE Agents Caught Using Banned Chokeholds on U.S. Citizens and Minors

ICE Agents Violating Federal Bans on Chokeholds

• 🎯 ProPublica investigation reveals over 40 cases of ICE and DHS agents using banned chokeholds and dangerous neck restraints.
• ⚠️ These tactics have been used on immigrants, U.S. citizens, and even minors, with incidents documented over the past year.
• 🚫 Federal regulations prohibit these chokeholds unless deadly force is authorized, yet there's no public evidence of discipline for agents involved.

Disturbing Incidents Detailed

• 🧒 A 16-year-old U.S. citizen was choked by an agent in Houston while trying to protect his father.
• 👶 In another case, a man holding his one-year-old child appeared to have a seizure after an agent used a carotid restraint.
• 🚨 Former police and immigration officials expressed shock, stating such actions should lead to firings.

Lack of Accountability and Transparency

• 🎭 Agents are often masked during these operations, making accountability difficult as their identities are concealed.
• 📊 The government does not publicly track how often agents use these life-threatening maneuvers or inhibit breathing.
• 🏛️ Former officials noted that when chokeholds were formally banned by DHS in 2023, there was no significant internal pushback, suggesting the ban was merely codifying an existing, broken norm.

Escalating Abuses and Government Response

• 🚗 Incidents include agents ramming cars, using knees on necks, and applying pressure to arteries, even when individuals are handcuffed or holding children.
• 🗣️ Experts reviewing footage questioned the agents' actions, noting that tactics like kneeling on necks are strongly discouraged and carry risks of asphyxiation.
• 📢 The segment argues that masked, unaccountable enforcement and street-level raids are escalating abuses, with the government failing to track or punish violations.