US citizen injured during California ICE incident, officials say

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A resident of Long Beach, California, was injured during an incident involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Saturday, according to federal and local officials.

Ricardo Gonzalez, a former Long Beach city employee, was reportedly found by Long Beach police after he and other community members called 911 after becoming concerned about unmarked vehicles, Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson told CNN on Sunday.

ICE personnel had requested emergency assistance from the Long Beach Police Department in response to vehicle vandalism and a person in need of medical aid, Long Beach police said in a statement Saturday.

When local officers arrived, they found a man handcuffed and bleeding while being detained by ICE, police said, adding a “large group disturbance” involving the agents was taking place.

“(Gonzalez) called 911 when he saw a circumstance escalating, and so he called and asked for assistance,” Richardson said. “When the police arrived, we know that he was detained. He was on a curb. He was injured.”

It’s not yet known what led up to the circumstances or what occurred before Gonzalez was detained.

Videos shared by a witness showed Gonzalez handcuffed and lying on the ground while being held down by an agent wearing a “Police ICE” vest. In one video, the man can be heard yelling repeatedly, “Help me, my arm is broken” and “call a paramedic.”

Richardson, who said he was “outraged” over the incident, spoke with Gonzalez, who told him he is a US citizen, and his family following the incident. CNN is working to verify Gonzalez’s citizenship status.

US citizens have been caught up in the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration crackdown, which has featured highly visible enforcement operations and aggressive tactics that have prompted nationwide protests, legal battles and political backlash.

CNN has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security, the city of Long Beach and Long Beach police for more information.

Long Beach police officers took Gonzalez to a nearby fire station, where his handcuffs were removed, police said in the statement. Fire department personnel then transported him to a hospital for medical attention. Richardson declined to comment on Gonzalez’s current condition, citing his privacy.

Meanwhile, officers remained at the scene in an attempt to de-escalate the situation, the police statement said. When Long Beach police left the scene, some ICE agents followed officers to the station’s parking lot, where the federal agents were asked to leave and told they could contact the department to file a vandalism report.

US Rep. Robert Garcia, a Democrat from California, said in a post on X : “ICE agents brutally attacked and broke the arm of a North Long Beach resident and U.S. citizen,” calling the videos “horrific.”

A GoFundMe was created by Gonzalez’s daughter, Leslie Gonzalez, to pay his medical bills. Leslie Gonzalez said her father is currently receiving treatment for his injuries.

“My Dad is one of the hardest working men out there,” she wrote on the GoFundMe. “Because of him I have a roof over my head and I have all the opportunities around me. Our family is everything because of him.”

Richardson said he attempted to contact ICE through its complaint hotline, but has yet to speak with someone at the agency.

What would have been a safe weekend in North Long Beach “turned into a violent incident with no transparency or accountability, and a lot more questions than answers,” Richardson told CNN.

CNN’s Diego Mendoza contributed to this report.

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据联邦和地方官员称，周六，加利福尼亚州长滩市一名居民在与移民和海关执法局发生的一起事件中受伤。

据 CNN 周日报道，长滩市市长雷克斯·理查森表示，前长滩市雇员里卡多·冈萨雷斯在与社区其他成员因担心无标记车辆而拨打 911 报警后，被长滩警方找到。

长滩警方周六发表声明称，由于车辆遭到破坏且有人需要医疗救助，美国移民及海关执法局（ICE）人员已向长滩警察局请求紧急援助。

警方称，当地警员到达现场时，发现一名男子被美国移民及海关执法局（ICE）拘留，并被铐上手铐，身上有血迹；警方还补充说，当时正在发生一起涉及这些执法人员的“大规模群体骚乱”。

“冈萨雷斯看到事态升级后拨打了911报警，请求支援，”理查森说。“警察到达后，我们知道他被拘留了。他当时站在路边，受了伤。”

目前尚不清楚导致这一事件发生的原因，也不清楚冈萨雷斯被拘留之前发生了什么。

目击者分享的视频显示，冈萨雷斯被戴上手铐，躺在地上，一名身穿“警察移民及海关执法局（ICE）”背心的执法人员按住他。其中一段视频中，可以听到冈萨雷斯反复喊道：“救命，我的胳膊断了”和“叫医护人员”。

理查森表示他对这起事件“感到愤怒”，事发后他与冈萨雷斯及其家人进行了交谈，冈萨雷斯告诉他自己是美国公民。CNN正在核实冈萨雷斯的公民身份。

美国公民受到了特朗普政府全面移民打击行动的影响，该行动采取了引人注目的执法行动和激进策略，引发了全国范围的抗议、法律诉讼和政治反弹。

CNN已联系国土安全部、长滩市和长滩警察局以获取更多信息。

长滩警方在声明中称，警员将冈萨雷斯带到附近的消防站，并在那里解开了他的手铐。随后，消防人员将他送往医院接受治疗。理查森以保护冈萨雷斯的隐私为由，拒绝透露冈萨雷斯目前的状况。

与此同时，警方声明称，警员仍留在现场试图缓和局势。长滩警方离开现场后，一些移民及海关执法局（ICE）特工跟随警方来到警局停车场，警方要求这些特工离开，并告知他们可以联系警局提交一份破坏公物报告。

美国众议员罗伯特·加西亚（Robert Garcia）是加利福尼亚州的民主党人，他在 X 网站上发帖称：“移民和海关执法局（ICE）特工残忍地袭击并打断了一名北长滩居民兼美国公民的手臂”，并称这些视频“令人震惊”。

冈萨雷斯的女儿莱斯利·冈萨雷斯在GoFundMe上发起筹款活动，以支付父亲的医疗费用。莱斯利·冈萨雷斯表示，她的父亲目前正在接受伤情治疗。

“我爸爸是世界上最勤劳的人之一，”她在GoFundMe页面上写道。“因为他，我才有房住，才拥有了所有的机会。我们全家的幸福都归功于他。”

理查森表示，他曾试图通过美国移民及海关执法局（ICE）的投诉热线联系该机构，但至今尚未与该机构的任何人交谈过。

理查森告诉 CNN，原本在北长滩度过的一个安全周末“变成了一起暴力事件，没有任何透明度或问责制，而且留下的疑问比答案还多”。

CNN的迭戈·门多萨对本报道亦有贡献。