Scott Dworkin contrasts DHS's "NOT arrested by ICE" statement with the ruling
Scott DworkinCo-founder of the Democratic Coalition, in a post on X
Scott Dworkin said Concepcion, a U.S. citizen walking to a barbershop, left with stitches and a government statement saying he was not arrested by ICE, which he said the judge's ruling contradicts.
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Jeury Concepcion was not arrested by ICE.
“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.”
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Where this statement fits
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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Post on Scott Dworkin's own X account about Jeury Concepcion and the October 5 ruling.
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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.
Reporting
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CBS News New York report on Jeury Concepcion's detention on May 6, 2026, with his family's account and the Department of Homeland Security's statement.
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Dworkin posted four days after the court's October 5 ruling.
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The October 5 order describes Concepcion's arrest as extremely violent and says he needed stitches.
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The label describes this statement's response within the context above.
Why this label?
The reference point is whether ICE agents falsified records and testimony to justify the arrests of Almonte and Concepcion. Dworkin contrasts the government's statement that Concepcion "was NOT arrested by ICE" with the ruling, which he says "says otherwise, by name." That treats the government's account as false, so we labeled it Condemned. The closest competing label is Challenged characterization, which would fit a dispute over wording alone; he faults the government's account of the arrest.
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“This matter will be litigated in court, not through the media.”Read statement
Federal judge finds ICE agents "falsified official records" in Bronx arrests
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
“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.”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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