DHS describes the pedestrian as jumping onto the vehicle
U.S. Department of Homeland SecurityFederal department, in a statement sent to news outlets
DHS denies that ICE hit a pedestrian and says the man jumped onto the vehicle's hood and slid off.
“An agitator jumped onto the hood of an ICE vehicle and the officer driving applied the brakes. The agitator slid off the hood.”
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Woodland police challenge DHS's account of the Antonio Moreida collision
Woodland police say video their investigators reviewed shows Antonio Moreida was struck by a vehicle driven by an ICE agent, contrary to DHS's statement that he jumped onto the hood and slid off. ICE later said its officers tried to drive around him while braking. Lawmakers criticize ICE's conduct and the federal account.
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ABC10 publishes the full statement DHS sent the station on the morning of October 21. DHS says ICE did not hit a pedestrian and that the man jumped onto the hood and slid off. The article also summarizes the police department's first statement.
Reporting
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CBS News Sacramento reporting preserves the different October 21 DHS and October 22 ICE accounts. It reports an ongoing police investigation.
Before the quotation
DHS sent the statement to news outlets on the morning of October 21, the day after the collision. The department denies that ICE hit a pedestrian.
After the quotation
The statement also says ICE contacted EMS and Woodland police. It accuses the man of flopping for the camera and says anyone who obstructs officers commits a federal crime. Woodland police disputed the jumping and sliding claims later that day.
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The case concerns the ICE vehicle collision with Moreida and the federal account of it. DHS defends the agent by denying that ICE hit a pedestrian and saying the man jumped onto the hood and slid off.
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