Luis Ochoa says agents arrested him for no reason and broke his wrist
Luis OchoaTeenager arrested by ICE in Alamo, Texas, speaking to KRGV
Luis Ochoa told KRGV that agents arrested him without cause, that he did not resist and that they broke his wrist.
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Luis Ochoa did not resist, and ICE agents pepper-sprayed him and broke his wrist.
“[They] arrested me for no reason. They got on top of me saying, 'Don't resist.' I was never resisting. They broke my wrist.”
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Was ICE's use of force in arresting Luis Ochoa in Alamo, Texas, justified?
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested Luis Ochoa, 17, and a 17-year-old friend in Alamo, Texas, on Sept. 11, 2026. Ochoa says the two stopped to record ICE agents, that he never resisted, that agents pepper-sprayed him and broke his wrist, and that both teenagers are U.S. citizens who were on their way to a Marine recruiter's office. The Department of Homeland Security says the two attempted to obstruct a vehicle stop and followed officers afterward, that one banged on a government vehicle's window and resisted detention, and that officers relied on their training.
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Local television report published five days after the arrests. It describes the video, gives the accounts of Luis Ochoa and his mother, Teresa Ochoa, and reproduces DHS's full written statement about the arrests. KRGV reports that the teenagers filed a police report with the Alamo Police Department, which said it is forwarding the case to the DHS Office of Inspector General.
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KRGV reported that Ochoa said he and his friend are both U.S. citizens who were on their way to a Marine recruiter's office and that they stopped to record an ICE raid on a truck.
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KRGV reported that DHS gave a different account, describing the teens as "anti-ICE" agitators arrested after trying to obstruct officers during a vehicle stop.
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Ochoa says he was arrested without cause and that agents used force although he was not resisting, which rejects the conduct under review.
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