Bobby Pulido says ICE agents' actions against two Alamo teens were unconstitutional
Bobby PulidoDemocratic candidate for Texas's 15th Congressional District
MyRGV reported on Sept. 18 that Bobby Pulido said in a Facebook video that two 17-year-olds were beaten and maced after recording an ICE stop, and that what happened was wrong and unconstitutional.
“I saw a really disturbing video of two young men that, 17 years old, were on their way to sign up for the U.S. Marine Corps. Happened upon an ICE stop, and recorded, which is their Constitutional right, and subsequently were beat up, maced These are young Americans that happened to look Hispanic. This is wrong. To all my conservative friends, this is not conservatism. This is unconstitutional. Our Constitution should mean something, and racial profiling, what they’re doing right now, is just not right. It’s not illegal to record. Something needs to be done”
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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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MyRGV.com report on the Sept. 11, 2026 arrests of two 17-year-olds in Alamo, Texas. It quotes remarks Pulido made in a Facebook video, reproduces a statement from a DHS spokesperson, and describes bystander video of the arrests.
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Two 17-year-olds were arrested in Alamo, Texas, on Sept. 11, 2026. MyRGV reported that, according to Pulido, they were released to their families after eight hours in detention.
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MyRGV reported that a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson called the two teens "agitators" and said ICE officers are trained to use the minimum amount of force necessary.
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The case asks whether ICE's use of force in arresting Luis Ochoa and a 17-year-old friend was justified. Pulido said the two were beaten and maced after recording an ICE stop, which he said is their constitutional right. He called what happened wrong and unconstitutional and said something needs to be done. That criticizes the force used, so we labeled it Condemned.
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