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Immigration agents use chokehold on 16-year-old U.S. citizen

Jan 14, 2026

Immigration agents use chokehold on 16-year-old U.S. citizen

Tenth grader Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, and his father were stopped by immigration agents while getting McDonald's before school. During the encounter, agents slammed the father to the ground and put Arnoldo in a chokehold, causing him to struggle for breath. ProPublica found over 40 cases of immigration agents using banned chokeholds and other moves that restrict breathing.

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