CALIFORNIA - Department of Homeland Security officials are claiming that a U.S. Army veteran 'assaulted' ICE agents during a July immigration raid - an allegation that surfaced only after the veteran condemned the agency for wrongfully arresting him.
George Retes Jr., 25, a disabled U.S. Army veteran and U.S. citizen, has filed a legal complaint against the U.S. government after he was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during one of the largest immigration raids in recent history.
Retes was on his way to work as a contracted security guard on the morning of July 10 when he was stopped by ICE officers.
The veteran has since recounted the event in an op-ed published in the San Francisco Chronicle, claiming that federal agents surrounded him and forced him to the ground before arresting him.
He was never charged with a crime.
Initially, an unnamed Homeland Security spokesperson confirmed that the 25-year-old was released without charges and said his case was under review 'for potential federal charges related to the execution of the federal search warrant in Camarillo.'
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