Video from Kenny Laynez-Ambrosio, 18, puts fresh scrutiny on the harsh tactics used to reach the Trump administration’s ambitious enforcement targets
On the morning of 2 May, teenager Kenny Laynez-Ambrosio was driving to his landscaping job in North Palm Beach with his mother and two male friends when they were pulled over by the Florida highway patrol.
In one swift moment, a traffic stop turned into a violent arrest.
A highway patrol officer asked everyone in the van to identify themselves, then called for backup. Officers with US border patrol arrived on the scene.
Video footage of the incident captured by Laynez-Ambrosio, an 18-year-old US citizen, appears to show a group of officers in tactical gear working together to violently detain the three men*, two of whom are undocumented. They appear to use a stun gun on one man, put another in a chokehold and can be heard telling Laynez-Ambrosio: “You’ve got no rights here. You’re a migo, brother.” Afterward, agents can be heard bragging and making light of the arrests, calling the stun gun use “funny” and quipping: “You can smell that … $30,000 bonus.”
The footage has put fresh scrutiny on the harsh tactics used by US law enforcement officials as the Trump administration sets ambitious enforcement targets to detain thousands of immigrants every day.
“The federal government has imposed quotas for the arrest of immigrants,” said Jack Scarola, an attorney who is advocating on behalf of Laynez-Ambrosio and working with the non-profit Guatemalan-Maya Center, which provided the footage to the Guardian. “Any time law enforcement is compelled to work towards a quota, it poses a significant risk to other rights.”
Isn’t this how superheroes origins begin?
IANAL, but they must be lining up to represent this kid in the easiest slam-dunk civil case ever.
…all “law enforcement” activities must, i repeat shall be recorded for review…
Every ICE subhuman belongs in a mass grave
When this is over, we are going to have to try, convict, and hang thousands of ICE agents for crimes against humanity.
Not likely. This is a deep rooted issue in the states. Look up presidential reconstruction.
We just have to be vigilant. With the horrible things that happened to make this a continent dominated by European descendants, that there are only like 20% of the population that would still defend that behavior is a good sign. Not a bad sign. Keep the faith.
If history is any indication, unfortunately this will happen 10 years from now after the country is utterly ruined.
All the Republicans in favor of “fiscal responsibility” need to be forced to answer how they’re going to pay out all the future reparations for human rights violations.
agents can be heard bragging and making light of the arrest… “You can smell that … $30,000 bonus.”
Luxury jackboot market is about to take off.
Welcome to Fascist America.
Brought to you by conservative voters.
Maybe next time don’t stay home or vote 3rd party.
If every eligible voter voted Trump still would have won.
Spend less time slinging shit and more time fixing it.
…based on a survey of 9000 voters…
That’s a huge sample size.
…this doesn’t help, shame is far more effective than guilt…
Welcome to Fascist America (which always has been a racist, classist shithole that served as an inspiration for fascists).
Brought to you by
conservative votersbillionaires.Maybe next time
don’t stay home or vote 3rd partywork within your communities, build alternative prefigurative systems in the here and now, and learn how to defend yourself, the people you love, and the community from the monsters who control everything.
“The camera is the new gun”
