Army veteran and US citizen arrested in California immigration raid warns it could happen to anyone
A US Army veteran immigrant dominant Last week, Southern California said that he was sprayed with tear gas and black pepper gas before he was dragged from his vehicle and fixed by federal agents who arrested him on Wednesday.
25 -year -old George Retes, who works as a security guard Glass House Farms in CamarilloOn July 10, several federal agents surrounded his car and defined himself as a US citizen – when he broke his window, he sprayed and dragged him.
“My hands were already behind me, two officers to nail my back, and then one of them to arrest me,” RETES said.
He was taken to the metropolitan detention center in the city center of Los Angeles, where he said he was put in a special cell at a suicide time and checked every day after he was emotionally miserable on his ordeal and kidnapping his 3 -year -old daughter’s birthday party on Saturday.
He never told him why federal agents were arrested or allowed him to communicate with a lawyer or his family during a three -day detention. Authorities, although covered with tear gas and pepper spray did not allow to take a shower or change clothes, Retes said, he added that his hands were burned during his first night.
On Sunday, an officer signed a paper and removed it from the detention center. He was told that he had no accusation.
Deputy Secretary of the Department of Interior Security Tricia McLughlin confirmed the arrest of rejection, but did not say what charges.
“George Retes was arrested and released,” he said. He continued: “He was not accused. The US Law Office, Camarillo’daki federal search for potential federal accusations for the execution of the federal charges of dozens of others review.”
RETES said that he joined the army at the age of 18 and served for four years, including deploying to Iraq in 2019.
Im I joined the service to help myself better, ”he said. “I did this because I love this (comprehensive) country. We are a nation and we must be together. As all this separation and things should not be things between everyone.”
RETES said he plans to sue for wrong arrest.
“The whole process of deportation is completely wrong, only chasing people who work, especially trying to feed everyone in the United States,” he said. “Nobody deserves to be treated with people.”
RETES said that he was arrested with Jonathan Caravello, Professor of Channel Islands, California, a US citizen.
Caravello was arrested for throwing a tear gas tin on law enforcement officers to the US lawyer Bill Essayli published in the USA.
California Faculty Association said that Caravello was taken by agents who did not define themselves or not to declare why they were arrested. Like RETES, the association said that the professor was kept without allowing him to contact his family.
In his statement to the ABC member Kabc-TV in Los Angeles, a tear gas tin stuck under the wheelchair of Caravello was trying to get out of his place.
On Monday, a federal judge ordered Caravello to be released with a $ 15,000 bond. It is planned to be arranged on August 1st.
“I want everyone to know what happened. This doesn’t affect only one person,” RETES said. “It doesn’t matter if your skin is brown. It doesn’t matter if you are white. It doesn’t matter if you are a veteran or to serve this country. I don’t care. They are there just to fill a quota.”
