{"id":367585,"date":"2026-10-19T21:09:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T02:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/us-citizen-injured-during-ice-detainment-in-long-beach-california-officials-say"},"modified":"2026-10-19T21:09:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T02:09:21","slug":"us-citizen-injured-during-ice-detainment-in-long-beach-california-officials-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/us-citizen-injured-during-ice-detainment-in-long-beach-california-officials-say","title":{"rendered":"US citizen injured throughout ICE detainment in Lengthy Seaside, California, officers say"},"content":{"rendered":"


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California officials are calling for an investigation after they say a man was injured while being detained by federal immigration agents, who were captured on video pinning him down against a curb as he yelled for help during the encounter in Long Beach over the weekend.<\/p>\n

California Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia, whose district includes Long Beach, called the incident “incredibly disturbing” and said the man is a U.S. citizen.<\/p>\n

ABC News has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for comment.<\/p>\n

In a formal complaint<\/a> to the Department of Homeland Security, Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson said the man “reportedly was subjected to repeated Taser use, forcibly restrained, and sustained significant injuries” during Saturday’s encounter.<\/p>\n

Long Beach police officers who responded to the scene Saturday saw a “large group disturbance” involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and located the man handcuffed and bleeding while being detained by ICE, the Long Beach Police Department said in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The mayor identified the man in a statement on Monday as Ricardo Gonzalez, referring to him as a “Long Beach resident, father, and former City employee.”<\/p>\n

In a video posted on social media by StopICE.net, Gonzalez can be heard yelling, “Help me!” while being pinned on the street against a curb. He repeatedly said his arm was broken and could be heard moaning in pain while being detained.<\/p>\n

Officers brought him to a local fire station, where they removed his handcuffs and then transported him to a local hospital for medical treatment, according to the police department.<\/p>\n

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A man is seen being detained by ICE agents in Long Beach, California, on Oct. 17, 2026. Police said the man was transported to a hospital for medical attention.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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It is unclear what specific injuries Gonzalez sustained or what led up to ICE detaining him. A family member told ABC News on Monday that they do not have any comment at this time.<\/p>\n

According to Richardson’s complaint to DHS, Gonzalez contacted the Long Beach Police Department “seeking assistance during a confrontation with federal immigration agents.”<\/p>\n

Long Beach police said their officers responded after ICE personnel requested emergency assistance from local authorities “due to vehicle vandalism taking place and a subject in need of medical aid.”<\/p>\n

“LBPD officers were not involved in any immigration enforcement and LBPD personnel did not make any arrests,” the police department said.<\/p>\n

Garcia, the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, called for an investigation into the incident.<\/p>\n

“There is no reporting that he was doing anything wrong, no public reporting,” he said during a press conference on Monday. “Certainly, I have not received any information from our own police department that he was somehow causing some sort of criminal activity.”<\/p>\n

The Long Beach mayor said he submitted a formal complaint to DHS on Monday “demanding accountability for the actions of federal immigration agents in Long Beach.”<\/p>\n

“What happened to Ricardo is outrageous and unacceptable,” Richardson said in a statement while calling for an independent investigation into the incident. “Long Beach will not stay silent when our neighbors are harmed. A federal badge is not a license to brutalize people or disregard their constitutional rights. If you are entrusted with enforcing the law, you must answer to it.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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