Patty Murray of Washington state said ICE agents lied to Wilmer Toledo-Martinez to lure him outside before dog attacked him

A US senator has condemned the Trump administration after she alleged that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) “attack dog” mauled one of her constituents.

Democratic senator Patty Murray of Washington state said Wilmer Toledo-Martinez suffered “horrific” injuries while ICE agents detained him in November.

“An ICE agent lured Wilmer out of his home under false pretenses, posing as a construction worker who claimed to have hit Wilmer’s car and needed him to step outside to verify,” Murray said in a statement. “Another agent, accompanied by a dog, was hiding nearby and released the dog on Wilmer shortly after he stepped outside.”

  • Demdaru@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I don’t get one thing. They are fucking masked, don’t legitimate themselves and act like kidnappers. Why the fuck doesn’t the mob fight back? Why aren’t there stories of ICE being beaten, scared off or unmasked? Not even one story about them getting shot after another attack?

    Why the hell the only thing that puts any resistance whatsoever in USA is POLICE?

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      2 months ago

      Because fighting back is how you get shot and people generally don’t want to get shot. There’s a not just a mob waiting on standby to retaliate.

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      Well this particular guy was entrapped and arrested on false pretenses. He didn’t know ICE was at the door.

      Otherwise, though, yeah agreed. If masked assailants come to my home with no badge and no warrant they are going to be considered home invaders and will be treated accordingly. Identify yourself or you will be shot.