Cuellar calls the Alamo arrests an on-camera assault on two U.S. citizen teenagers
Henry CuellarU.S. Representative from Texas and ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, in a written statement
Rep. Henry Cuellar said in a written statement that he has been engaged on what he called an on-camera assault on two U.S. citizen teenagers by ICE agents in Alamo, as well as the deportation of Teresa de Jesus Ochoa Briseno, and that he was awaiting ICE's clarification and word on whether the agent's body-worn camera footage may be released to Congress.
“Further, I have been equally engaged in the on-camera assault on two U.S. citizen teenagers by ICE agents in Alamo, TX as well as the recent deportation of Teresa de Jesus Ochoa Briseno. We are awaiting further clarification from ICE on the events of that day and if and when the agent’s body-worn camera footage may be released to Congress.”
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Other statements by Henry Cuellar in this case
- Cuellar calls for a thorough investigation of ICE's use of force in AlamoEarlier: Mixed or conditional
Where this statement fits
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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Rio Grande Guardian report by Steve Taylor on a news conference Rep. Henry Cuellar held in Alton, Texas, on ICE encounters in Alamo and Austin. It reproduces a written statement he issued afterward on the Austin shooting and the Alamo arrests.
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Rio Grande Guardian, in an article posted Sept. 25, 2026, reported that Cuellar held a news conference in Alton, Texas, and later issued this written statement. The outlet reported that Cuellar confirmed ICE had verified that agents wore body cameras during the Alamo stop, and that questions remained after the agents turned the recording equipment off on returning to their vehicle and back on during the confrontation with the two youths. The first part of the statement concerned an ICE-related shooting in Austin, Texas.
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The article goes on to report Cuellar's remarks on visa backlogs for religious workers and on changes he plans to make to the Homeland Security appropriations bill if he becomes chair.
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Why this label?
The case asks whether ICE's use of force in arresting Luis Ochoa and a 17-year-old friend in Alamo on Sept. 11 was justified. Cuellar described what happened as an on-camera assault on two U.S. citizen teenagers by ICE agents, which is his own criticism of the force used, and said he was awaiting ICE's clarification and word on whether body-camera footage may be released to Congress. The same sentence mentions the deportation of Ochoa's mother, which this case does not classify. We labeled it Condemned.
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Teresa Ochoa says justice must be served against the officers
“Justice must be served — and it must be served against the officers who beat them.”Read statement
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