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U.S. citizen told "you have no rights" during immigration arrest speaks out
U.S. citizen told "you have no rights" during immigration arrest speaks out

Yahoo

timea day ago

  • Yahoo

U.S. citizen told "you have no rights" during immigration arrest speaks out

Video of an 18-year-old U.S. citizen being violently arrested in Florida by immigration agents back in May has drawn heavy scrutiny, with advocates saying the expansion of state and local law enforcement's role in illegal immigrant crackdowns contributed to the incident. Border Patrol and the Florida Highway Patrol were conducting immigration enforcement on May 2 when they detained Kenny Laynez, a high school senior who was on his way to work as a landscaper with two other co-workers and his mother, who was driving. Video Laynez recorded of the arrest shows an officer telling him, a U.S. citizen who was born and raised in the country, "You got no rights here. You're an amigo, brother." "It hurts me, hearing them saying that I have no rights here because I look like, um, you know, Hispanic, I'm Hispanic," Laynez told CBS News. The car was pulled over for having too many people sitting in the front seat. Two passengers were undocumented, according to Laynez, and officers are seen on the video using a Taser. The teens' two co-workers were both detained, and Laynez says he has been unable to contact them. "We're not resisting. We're not committing any crime to, you know, run away," Laynez said, recalling the arrest. Laynez's phone continued recording after he was detained, capturing an exchange in which an officer tells another, "They're starting to resist more. We're gonna end up shooting some of them." Another officer replies, "Just remember, you can smell that too with a $30,000 bonus." Florida Highway Patrol did not comment. U.S. Customs and Border Protection told CBS News in a statement that the individuals "resisted arrest" and said immigration agents are facing a surge in assaults while doing their job. The statement made no mention that a U.S. citizen had been detained. The video comes as Florida is set to deputize more than 1,800 additional law enforcement officers to conduct immigration operations as part of a statewide crackdown. "Laws are just, you know, they're no longer being respected. They're no longer being upheld," said Mariana Blanco, director at the Guatemala Maya Center, an advocacy group that opposes Florida's new crackdown. "Deputizing these agents so quickly, it is going to bring severe consequences." John Oliver: The 60 Minutes Interview Finding the plane used for Argentina's dictatorship-era "death flights" | 60 Minutes Immigration agent told 18-year-old U.S. citizen "you got no rights here" during arrest

U.S. citizen told "you have no rights" during immigration arrest speaks out
U.S. citizen told "you have no rights" during immigration arrest speaks out

Yahoo

time2 days ago

  • Yahoo

U.S. citizen told "you have no rights" during immigration arrest speaks out

Video of an 18-year-old U.S. citizen being violently arrested in Florida by immigration agents back in May has drawn heavy scrutiny, with advocates saying the expansion of state and local law enforcement's role in illegal immigrant crackdowns contributed to the incident. Border Patrol and the Florida Highway Patrol were conducting immigration enforcement on May 2 when they detained Kenny Laynez, a high school senior who was on his way to work as a landscaper with two other co-workers and his mother, who was driving. Video Laynez recorded of the arrest shows an officer telling him, a U.S. citizen who was born and raised in the country, "You got no rights here. You're an amigo, brother." "It hurts me, hearing them saying that I have no rights here because I look like, um, you know, Hispanic, I'm Hispanic," Laynez told CBS News. The car was pulled over for having too many people sitting in the front seat. Two passengers were undocumented, according to Laynez, and officers are seen on the video using a Taser. The teens' two co-workers were both detained, and Laynez says he has been unable to contact them. "We're not resisting. We're not committing any crime to, you know, run away," Laynez said, recalling the arrest. Laynez's phone continued recording after he was detained, capturing an exchange in which an officer tells another, "They're starting to resist more. We're gonna end up shooting some of them." Another officer replies, "Just remember, you can smell that too with a $30,000 bonus." Florida Highway Patrol did not comment. U.S. Customs and Border Protection told CBS News in a statement that the individuals "resisted arrest" and said immigration agents are facing a surge in assaults while doing their job. The statement made no mention that a U.S. citizen had been detained. The video comes as Florida is set to deputize more than 1,800 additional law enforcement officers to conduct immigration operations as part of a statewide crackdown. "Laws are just, you know, they're no longer being respected. They're no longer being upheld," said Mariana Blanco, director at the Guatemala Maya Center, an advocacy group that opposes Florida's new crackdown. "Deputizing these agents so quickly, it is going to bring severe consequences." "The Wizard of Oz" as you've never seen it before John Oliver: The 60 Minutes Interview Finding the plane used for Argentina's dictatorship-era "death flights" | 60 Minutes

Two Mexican nationals held in Florida detention center return home without charges
Two Mexican nationals held in Florida detention center return home without charges

Los Angeles Times

time2 days ago

  • Los Angeles Times

Two Mexican nationals held in Florida detention center return home without charges

Brothers Carlos Martín and Oscar Alejandro Gonzalez — both of whom are Mexican nationals — were released from the Florida detention center in the Everglades known as 'Alligator Alcatraz' after being detained earlier this month. The 26-year-old Carlos Martín was pulled over by Florida Highway Patrol officers in Orlando on July 7 because the car he was driving had overly tinted windows and a Mexican license plate, according to the Orlando Sentinel. The state trooper ran the vehicle's plates and said it had no valid registration. Carlos Martín explained that it belonged to this older brother; but when Oscar Alejandro arrived to prove ownership, neither his name nor his brother's was registered on the title. Carlos Martín was subsequently booked for driving an unregistered car and taken to a county jail. The circumstances regarding Oscar Alejandro's detention are unclear, as there was no arrest record released. The younger Gonzalez brother had been visiting his sibling in Orlando on a tourist visa. Oscar Alejandro, who is married to a U.S. citizen, has an expired residence permit, according to El País. In an interview with the Orlando Sentinel, the brothers' father, Martin Gonzalez, said his sons were transferred to the Everglades immigration detention center after spending three days in a county jail. After flying from Mexico to Orlando, Martin Gonzalez was able to get into contact over the phone with his sons and the Mexican Consulate. '[My sons] tell me they are scared and desperate to get back to their home country,' Martin Gonzalez said. 'They say it's a closed place with artificial lights on 24 hours a day, and they don't know what time it is, or if it's day or night.' But after several weeks of detention, Roberto Velasco Álvarez — the head of the North American unit at the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs — confirmed on Sunday that the brothers had returned to Mexico without charges. 'Regarding the case of the two brothers detained in 'Alligator Alcatraz,' [Consul of Mexico in Orlando Juan Sabines Guerrero] informs us that both are now in our country without charges and with their valid documents,' Álvarez said in a post from his official X account. 'The dialogue with local and federal authorities enabled the voluntary departure of the young people this weekend.' In a Tuesday morning news conference, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that there were 14 Mexican nationals at the Florida detention center and that the government was making efforts to retrieve them. 'From the moment we learned of this facility, we sent a diplomatic message so that any Mexican can be deported immediately and that they don't need to spend any time at that detention center,' Sheinbaum said. 'The consulate is looking to see if there are any violations of human rights.' Álvarez reiterated Sheinbaum's message Sunday on X, saying, ' As for [the Ministry of Foreign Affairs], we remain attentive to the Mexicans still detained at said center. By order of President @Claudiashein and Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente, we are monitoring that their immigration processes are carried out in accordance with due process and respect human dignity.' Legal advocates in Florida have called the conditions in the Everglades detention center 'unlivable.' One detainee of the center told NBC News that she is held in an overcrowded room that is filled with mosquitoes and is allowed to shower only once every three to four days. Last week, Human Rights Watch — a nongovernmental advocacy group that monitors human rights abuses around the world — released a 92-page report that claimed three Florida detention centers 'flagrantly violate international human rights standards.' The organization interviewed 11 currently and recently detained individuals who had been held at the following Florida detention centers: Krome North Service Processing Center, the Broward Transitional Center and the Federal Detention Center. Additionally, family members of seven detainees and 14 immigration lawyers were interviewed as part of the report. Tricia McLaughlin, Department of Homeland Security assistant secretary, has denied that any Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities violated any safety or human rights standards. 'Any claim that there are subprime conditions at ICE detention centers are FALSE. All detainees are provided with proper meals, medical treatment and have opportunities to communicate with their family members and lawyers,' McLaughlin has said. 'Ensuring the safety, security and well-being of individuals in our custody is a top priority at ICE. ICE has higher detention standards than most U.S. prisons that hold actual U.S. citizens.'

U.S. citizen told "you have no rights" during immigration arrest speaks out: "It hurts me"
U.S. citizen told "you have no rights" during immigration arrest speaks out: "It hurts me"

CBS News

time2 days ago

  • CBS News

U.S. citizen told "you have no rights" during immigration arrest speaks out: "It hurts me"

Video of an 18-year-old U.S. citizen being violently arrested in Florida by immigration agents back in May has drawn heavy scrutiny, with advocates saying the expansion of state and local law enforcement's role in illegal immigrant crackdowns contributed to the incident. Border Patrol and the Florida Highway Patrol were conducting immigration enforcement on May 2 when they detained Kenny Laynez, a high school senior who was on his way to work as a landscaper with two other co-workers and his mother, who was driving. Video Laynez recorded of the arrest shows an officer telling him, a U.S. citizen who was born and raised in the country, "You got no rights here. You're an amigo, brother." "It hurts me, hearing them saying that I have no rights here because I look like, um, you know, Hispanic, I'm Hispanic," Laynez told CBS News. The car was pulled over for having too many people sitting in the front seat. Two passengers were undocumented, according to Laynez, and officers are seen on the video using a Taser. The teens' two co-workers were both detained, and Laynez says he has been unable to contact them. "We're not resisting. We're not committing any crime to, you know, run away," Laynez said, recalling the arrest. Laynez's phone continued recording after he was detained, capturing an exchange in which an officer tells another, "They're starting to resist more. We're gonna end up shooting some of them." Another officer replies, "Just remember, you can smell that too with a $30,000 bonus." Florida Highway Patrol did not comment. U.S. Customs and Border Protection told CBS News in a statement that the individuals "resisted arrest" and said immigration agents are facing a surge in assaults while doing their job. The statement made no mention that a U.S. citizen had been detained. The video comes as Florida is set to deputize more than 1,800 additional law enforcement officers to conduct immigration operations as part of a statewide crackdown. "Laws are just, you know, they're no longer being respected. They're no longer being upheld," said Mariana Blanco, director at the Guatemala Maya Center, an advocacy group that opposes Florida's new crackdown. "Deputizing these agents so quickly, it is going to bring severe consequences."

‘You've No Rights Here': US Teen Tased, His Friends Detained At Florida Traffic Stop
‘You've No Rights Here': US Teen Tased, His Friends Detained At Florida Traffic Stop

News18

time5 days ago

  • News18

‘You've No Rights Here': US Teen Tased, His Friends Detained At Florida Traffic Stop

Last Updated: Three teen were violently detained by Florida Highway Patrol and US Border Patrol during a traffic stop. He was charged with obstruction and sentenced to community service. A routine traffic stop in Florida took a drastic turn on May 2 when 18-year-old US citizen Kenny Laynez-Ambrosio and his friends, including two undocumented immigrants, were violently detained by Florida Highway Patrol and US Border Patrol officers. The incident, captured on Laynez-Ambrosio's phone, has triggered widespread outrage and increased scrutiny of the Trump administration's immigration enforcement methods. Laynez-Ambrosio was driving to a landscaping job in North Palm Beach with his mother and two male friends when their van was stopped by Florida Highway Patrol officers. After a routine ID check, the officers called for backup, and US Border Patrol agents arrived, leading to a violent arrest. In the video footage, officers in tactical gear can be seen violently detaining the men, two of whom are undocumented. One man is put in a chokehold, another appears to be stunned with a Taser, and officers can be heard telling Laynez-Ambrosio: 'You've got no rights here. You're a migo, brother." Laynez-Ambrosio was subjected to a violent arrest during a traffic stop in Florida. He was pushed to the ground, threatened with a stun gun and detained for six hours. Meanwhile, his two friends were taken to the Krome detention centre in Miami, but Laynez-Ambrosio believes they've since been released on bail. Laynez-Ambrosio hadn't planned to record the encounter. 'I already had my phone out to show my mom a silly TikTok," he said, but hit record when officers grew aggressive, the Indian Express reported. 'One of the officers put his hand inside the window, popped the door open, grabbed my friend by the neck and had him in a chokehold." The Indian Express quoted a report by The Guardian saying that despite identifying himself as a US citizen — 'I was born and raised right here" — Laynez-Ambrosio was arrested and later charged with obstruction without violence. He was sentenced to 10 hours of community service and an anger management course. During his detention, officers reportedly tried to pressure him into deleting the footage, but he refused to do so. According to his attorney, Jack Scarola, the charge was retaliation: 'Kenny was charged with filming [and was] alleged to have interfered with the activities of law enforcement. But there was no intended interference – merely the exercise of a right to record what was happening." 'We're Going To End Up Shooting Some Of Them" In the footage, officers can be seen making light of the violence. One Border Patrol agent can be heard saying, 'They're starting to resist more now," to which another replies: 'We're going to end up shooting some of them." Later, officers cheer: 'Goddamn! Woo! Nice!" The specific bonus being referred to is unclear, but Trump's recent spending bill does include billions of dollars for ICE, which covers recruitment incentives and bonuses. The Guardian reported that the Florida Highway Patrol, CBP and ICE declined to comment. But critics say the episode reflects the broader risks of state-federal cooperation on immigration enforcement. Laynez-Ambrosio, still shaken, said he recorded the incident to protect his friends, neither of whom speaks English well. 'I wasn't really worried about myself because I knew I was going to get out of the situation. But I was worried about him. I could speak up for him but not fight back, because I would've made the situation worse," Laynez-Ambrosio said. Despite the traumatic experience, Laynez-Ambrosio hopes the footage will raise awareness about the need for more humane treatment. 'It didn't need to go down like that. If they knew that my people were undocumented, they could've just kindly taken them out of the car and arrested them. It hurt me bad to see my friends like that. Because they're just good people, trying to earn an honest living." view comments First Published: July 26, 2025, 18:40 IST News world 'You've No Rights Here': US Teen Tased, His Friends Detained At Florida Traffic Stop | Video Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

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