Schiff criticizes ICE's account and DHS leadership
Adam SchiffU.S. senator for California
Schiff accuses ICE of routine lying and blames the example set by DHS leadership.
“The routine lying by ICE is the result of the example set by leadership of the Department of Homeland Security.”
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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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Original post
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Schiff criticizes ICE and DHS leadership over the collision and the initial description.
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.
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His post contrasts the hood-jumping claim with the police account.
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DHS issued the original hood-jumping account. ICE's later statement gives a different description of the collision.
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The case concerns the ICE vehicle collision with Moreida and the federal justification and account of it. Schiff accuses federal immigration officials of lying about the collision and criticizes DHS leadership.
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Read the full caseICE says its officers tried to avoid contact
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
“Our officers deliberately attempted to avoid making contact”Read statement
Woodland police say video shows the man did not jump onto the hood
Woodland Police Department
“The pedestrian did not jump onto the hood of the vehicle.”Read statement
DHS describes the pedestrian as jumping onto the vehicle
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
“An agitator jumped onto the hood of an ICE vehicle and the officer driving applied the brakes. The agitator slid off the hood.”Read statement
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