Video Challenges ICE Denial in Ricardo Gonzalez Detention as Long Beach Seeks 1 Investigation
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 20
Video Challenges ICE Denial in Ricardo Gonzalez Detention as Long Beach Seeks 1 Investigation
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 20
Summary
Footage reviewed by The New York Times shows an S.U.V. driving the wrong way down a one-way Long Beach street and swerving toward cyclist Ricardo Gonzalez before an officer jumps out and appears to aim a weapon.
ICE on Tuesday denied hitting Gonzalez with a vehicle before detaining him, but the video and his daughter Leslie Gonzalez's public account directly challenge that version.
Ricardo Gonzalez is a U.S. citizen, according to his daughter, and Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson said Gonzalez has worked for the city.
Richardson has filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security inspector general, seeking an independent investigation into Gonzalez's treatment and the broader ICE operation.