SocietyOutcry after ICE violently detains US citizen walking to high school

Erik Zepeda, a 20-year-old US citizen with disabilities, says ICE agents tackled and handcuffed him as he walked to school in Santa Maria, California, breaking his wrist and leaving him needing surgery. Local leaders condemned the detention as racial profiling and called for an investigation; police say it is ongoing.

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TThe Guardian★★★☆☆2026-11-05 12:00Original