A man who was detained during an immigration raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a Foley job site recently was attempting to obstruct the lawful arrest of an illegal alien, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Video of the incident showed ICE officers in a struggle with Leonardo Garcia Venegas on a job site in Foley on Wednesday.
While some claimed Venegas was detained due to ICE mistakenly thinking he was an illegal alien, a DHS spokesperson said in response to a NBC News article, which was also picked up by local left-wing media outlets, that Venegas attempted to prevent and obstruct the arrest of an illegal alien at the site.
"FACT CHECK. During a targeted worksite operation, this individual attempted to obstruct and prevent the lawful arrest of an illegal alien. He physically got in between agents and the subject they were attempting to arrest and refused to comply with numerous verbal commands," a DHS spokesperson said on X. "Anyone who actively obstructs law enforcement in the performance of their sworn duties, including U.S. citizens, will of course face consequences which include arrest."
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