Teresa Ochoa says justice must be served against the officers
Teresa Ochoa BriseñoMother of Luis Ochoa, speaking to KRGV
Teresa Ochoa told KRGV that justice must be served against the officers who, she said, beat the two teenagers.
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Luis Ochoa did not resist, and ICE agents pepper-sprayed him and broke his wrist.
“Justice must be served — and it must be served against the officers who beat them.”
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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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Teresa Ochoa told KRGV that watching the video was hard, that she did not hear from her son for eight hours and that she was given no information.
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KRGV reported 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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Teresa Ochoa criticizes the officers' conduct toward her son and his friend and calls for accountability, which rejects the conduct under review.
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