TRUMP ADMIN SAYS ICE AGENTS ARE THE REAL VICTIMS AMID VIOLENT IMMIGRATION RAIDS

It was captured on the Ring camera. In the footage, Martin Díaz, 35, runs across the front lawn of his house, indistinguishable from the officers in plainclothes who follow, pepper spraying Díaz as he attempts to make his escape through the garden gate, dragging him back toward the sidewalk, and tackling him to the ground next to a potted plant. “I got you, fucker,” one of the agents says. The struggle lasts for several seconds, but Díaz’s hands are pinned

From another camera angle on the back patio, Díaz’s roommate tells the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, who have not identified themselves or presented a warrant, that they are not allowed on the property, but they brush him off. He also attempts in vain to advocate for his friend, saying, “He’s a good guy!”

“No, he’s not,” an agent says. The whole altercation is two minutes long.

Though Díaz was initially processed for deportation on April 29, he wouldn’t stay long in ICE detention. Instead, he’s now in the county jail in Spokane, Washington, because one of the ICE agents filed a criminal charge in federal court several days later, claiming Díaz elbowed him in the face. For assaulting a federal officer, Díaz is facing a possible sentence of 20 years in prison as well as a $250,000 fine.