Federal judge finds ICE agents "falsified official records" in Bronx arrests
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New YorkMemorandum and Order by U.S. District Judge Gary R. Brown in Almonte v. Genalo
Judge Gary R. Brown ruled that ICE's claims of misidentification were baseless, that the arrests of Almonte and Concepcion were procedurally deficient and legally invalid, and that ICE agents falsified official records to conceal their illegal actions.
“The claims of misidentification here prove baseless, the arrests were procedurally deficient and legally invalid, and ICE agents falsified official records trying to conceal their illegal actions, which included significant injury to a U.S. citizen.”
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Did ICE agents falsify records and testimony in the Bronx arrests of Angel Almonte and Jeury Concepcion?
On May 6, 2026, ICE agents arrested Angel Almonte, a Dominican immigrant, and Jeury Concepcion, a 19-year-old U.S. citizen, in separate arrests in the Bronx. DHS said Concepcion was not arrested by ICE and that it does not arrest citizens by mistake, and government lawyers told a federal court that ICE positively identified Almonte through database checks before issuing his arrest warrant. On October 5, U.S. District Judge Gary R. Brown ruled that the misidentification claims were baseless, that ICE issued an after-the-fact warrant containing false information, and that the officers gave false and misleading testimony. The question is whether ICE agents falsified records and testimony to justify the arrests.
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Federal court ruling on Angel Almonte's habeas petition, issued after a June 26, 2026 factual hearing at which the arresting ICE officers testified. Obtained from the CourtListener RECAP archive.
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Federal court docket for Angel Almonte's habeas petition, as mirrored by CourtListener, including the order to show cause, the June 25 order keeping the factual hearing and the June 26 release order.
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Brown held a factual hearing on June 26, 2026, at which the arresting officers testified, and released Almonte on bond that day.
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The order granted Almonte's petition provisionally and directed the government to report within 21 days on steps to ensure that future ICE enforcement actions are conducted lawfully. It raised the possibility of sanctions and contempt.
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Why this label?
The reference point is whether ICE agents falsified records and testimony to justify the arrests of Almonte and Concepcion. The order finds that "ICE agents falsified official records trying to conceal their illegal actions" and that the claims of misidentification "prove baseless". That rejects the agents' account and finds wrongdoing, so we labeled it Condemned. The closest competing label is Mixed or conditional, which would fit a provisional ruling without findings; the order states findings of fact while granting the petition provisionally.
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Read the full caseScott Dworkin contrasts DHS's "NOT arrested by ICE" statement with the ruling
“Jeury Concepcion is a US citizen. He was walking to a barbershop. He left with stitches in his head and a government statement saying he "was NOT arrested by ICE." The judge's ruling says otherwise, by name.”Read statement
DHS says the Almonte ruling "will be litigated in court, not through the media"
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
“This matter will be litigated in court, not through the media.”Read statement
Government says ICE ran "query checks to positively identify" Almonte before his arrest warrant
U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York
“ICE conducted query checks to positively identify the Petitioner, determined that he was not present in the United States with lawful status, and issued a Form I-200, Warrant for Arrest of Alien (the “Arrest Warrant”) at approximately 5:50 p.m.”Read statement
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