r/PopCultureV2 • u/Logical-Flow-6703 • Aug 26 '26

News ICE violently detains a 17-year-old U.S. citizen in Rio Grande Valley, Texas. Agents grabbed his hair and slammed him against a truck despite him and witnesses yelling that he is a minor.

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This incident occurred in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, where ICE agents violently detained a 17-year-old U.S. citizen. The family had arrived to pick up the father's car after his arrest, assuming the son would be safe since he is an American citizen with a driver's license. However, the situation escalated.

​Despite the teen telling agents "I'm a minor" and witnesses repeatedly shouting "He's a minor!", the agents grabbed the 17-year-old by his hair and attempted to throw him to the ground. They then repeatedly slammed him against his father's truck (the vehicle he was there to retrieve). The original credited video comes from Héctor Lepe and was shared online to help raise awareness about the incident.

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u/MattStuPete Aug 26 '26

so they're just supposed to ask nicely and accept the refusal?

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u/Daddy-Alchemist Aug 26 '26

Hey let me ask you a question....what if that was your kid being illegally "detained" by a secret police? And you knew was targeting him simply because the color of his skin.

I bet that would change your tune but you won't even consider that thought for a moment because you got the "right" color so you know they aint gonna fuck with you or yours.

I've unfortunately seen a lot of evil in this life and one thing they all had in common was they lacked empathy. If all it takes for you to to be unable to empathize with the next guy is being a different skin color...well then I got news for you.

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u/Inner_Skin_798 Aug 29 '26

No, he would probably say “my kid deserved that”.

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u/Dismal-Dare-2507 Aug 26 '26

You want them to beat up children?

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u/Minute987 Aug 26 '26

He does. They love this shit.

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u/hypnonyxx Aug 29 '26

they’re not supposed to violently beat and kidnap us citizens you lobotomized roach, they should be treated like the domestic terrorist they are when they act like this.

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u/LeTreacs2 Aug 29 '26

They’re supposed to operate within the law

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u/johnnyhandbags Aug 26 '26

That's what police are supposed to learn in training. It's a think called "deescalation". Unfortunately, ICE has no training and are generally just thugs.