ICE agent appears to point gun at neighbor during tense North Hollywood arrest caught on video
A viral video shows ICE agents in North Hollywood using force to arrest a Venezuelan man, with one agent appearing to point a gun at an unarmed neighbor. The incident has sparked local outrage regarding the conduct of federal immigration enforcement.
Why it matters
The footage highlights ongoing tensions and concerns regarding the tactics used by federal immigration authorities in civilian neighborhoods.
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A video going viral online shows masked ICE agents violently taking a man into custody in North Hollywood on Friday morning.
It happened outside the Ivy at NOHO apartments on Otsego Street.
The video shows the man handcuffed as ICE agents drag him to a vehicle. Three agents were seen picking the man up by his arms and legs as he cried out in pain.
The family of the man arrested identified him as 27-year-old Angel Luis Gonzalez Lobo from Venezuela. His brother said he does not know why he was arrested.
Soon after, an agent approaches a neighbor on the sidewalk walking his two dogs, appearing to point his gun in his face and pushing him into a bush. The neighbor appeared to be unarmed.
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