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The Independent
14-05-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Moment masked ICE agents leave a child alone on the street as they arrest the person he was walking with
Video footage shows the moment a child was left alone on the street after agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested the person the child was walking with on a sidewalk on Fenton Street in Waltham, Massachusetts. The video was shared with Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra by Waltham City Councilor Colleen Bradley-MacArthur. She filmed the video while taking part in a volunteer neighborhood watch walk. Masked officers used multiple vehicles to block the road. One officer drove past her. 'You stay here and don't interfere,' the officer said when she asked which agency they were with, according to the councilwoman. Bradley-MacArthur told NBC that she backed off but continued to record. 'I couldn't believe that they would just leave someone there,' she said. 'The masks, right — that's so frightening to see masked men blocking the road, with the lights and the sirens.' Bradley-MacArthur said she was scared and angry for the child, adding that 'it felt like our community — seeing the video today — is under siege.' She told the network that the ICE agents left the scene without providing any help to the child to get back home. Volunteers from the group the councilwoman was working with escorted the child back home. There have been further ICE arrests in Waltham in the last few weeks. On Tuesday morning, two men were detained as they were traveling in the same vehicle. One of the men was removed by force after agents asked for identification and subsequently smashed the vehicle window. Last week, federal agents were also spotted outside the district courthouse. In one of the more high-profile cases of people being snatched off the street by ICE, Tufts University scholar Rumeysa Ozturk was locked up for more than six weeks after writing a pro-Palestinian op-ed in her student newspaper. Ozturk left an ICE facility in Louisiana on Friday night after a federal judge ordered her immediate release. She had been arrested outside her Massachusetts apartment on March 25. Similarly, a University of Florida student was detained in March during a traffic stop conducted by ICE. Felipe Zapata Velásquez, 27, from Colombia, disappeared after the traffic stop in Gainesville, his mother, Claudia Velásquez, told NTN24, a Colombian news outlet. Zapata Velásquez was detained on March 28 after driving without a license. According to WPLG, he was processing the I-20 form needed to apply for a license when he was detained. He was taken to Jacksonville and given the options of remaining in jail or signing a deportation order. He chose the latter, reportedly without an attorney present, WPLG noted. Late last month, more than 300 federal agents raided what the Drug Enforcement Administration called an 'underground nightclub' in Colorado Springs. Firearms and drugs were also seized in the raid, which took place around 3:45 a.m. President Donald Trump took to Truth Social at the time to celebrate the raid, writing that it was conducted against 'some of the worst people illegally in our Country — Drug Dealers, Murderers, and other Violent Criminals, of all shapes and sizes, and Judges don't want to send them back to where they came from.'
CBS News
13-05-2025
- CBS News
12-year-old boy left alone on sidewalk after ICE raid in Massachusetts
A 12-year-old boy was left behind on a street after an immigration raid in Waltham, Massachusetts. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were seen on camera leaving the boy by himself on a sidewalk after arresting the person he was with on Felton Street on Sunday, May 4. Neighborhood Watch volunteers were able to get the boy home safely. Volunteer walked boy home Waltham City Councilor Colleen Bradley-MacArthur witnessed the raid and recorded some of it on video. She said a volunteer notified the boy of his rights and walked him back to his home. "He looks about my son's age," Bradley-MacArthur said. "It makes me feel sick to my stomach as a mom, as a human being." A boy was left alone on a Waltham, Massachusetts sidewalk after the adult he was with was taken into custody by ICE agents. CBS Boston The volunteers patrol the streets in pink vests. Bradley-MacArthur says ICE agents were documenting their actions. "They rolled their windows down and had their cellphones and were recording us and taking pictures of us," said Bradley-MacArthur. At one point, the councilor was on a sidewalk when she recorded an ICE agent driving their car at her and onto the sidewalk. "Intimidate me with his car" "I could tell what he was doing. He was trying to intimidate me with his car," said Bradley-MacArthur. When the agent got out of the car, she asked him what agency he was with. The agent was seen in the video ignoring her requests despite Bradley-MacArthur saying, by law, federal agents must identify themselves. She let him know that. Instead, he shouted back saying she needs to stand back and to not interfere. The councilor said she was just observing, which she is legally allowed to do. "I made sure in the video that I am not interfering. I am wishing my rights to observe and document what is happening in our community," said Bradley-MacArthur. By Massachusetts law, local law enforcement cannot assist ICE agents either. She reached out to Waltham police after seeing officers at another ICE incident days later. "They've assured me that they are not taking part," explained Bradley-MacArthur, adding that there is a misconception with local law enforcement who may be there for crowd control or to reassure the public that they are safe. Waltham Police not involved In a statement Tuesday, Waltham Police said they do "not aid, assist or cooperate in ICE's immigration enforcement efforts." "The Waltham Police Department is not allowed to interfere with or disrupt federal law enforcement operations. While the Waltham Police Department does comply with judicial warrants and court orders, the members of WPD do not act as agents of ICE," the department said. "The Waltham Police Department only communicates with ICE in cases involving serious criminal offenses, such as violent crimes, consistent with state law." Last week, a similar incident in Worcester sparked outrage in the community when Worcester police were on scene when two people were arrested for allegedly interfering with an ICE arrest. In the future, Bradley-MacArthur would like to bring volunteers and local law enforcement together for a discussion on how best to handle safety at these situations. "I think we are somewhat figuring that out as we go along, but a dialogue, I think, would go a long way," said Bradley-MacArthur.
CBS News
12-05-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Boy left alone on Massachusetts sidewalk after ICE arrest
ICE Agents in Waltham were seen on camera leaving a young boy by himself on the sidewalk after arresting the person he was with. Neighborhood Watch volunteers were able to get the boy home. "He looks about my son's age," said Waltham City Councilor Colleen Bradley-MacArthur. "It makes me feel sick to my stomach as a mom, as a human being." Volunteers help boy get home Bradley-MacArthur was there with the volunteers when it happened. She was observing the situation and recording what was happening in her community. She says a volunteer notified the boy of his rights and walked him back to his home. The volunteers patrol the streets in pink vests. Bradley-MacArthur says ICE agents were documenting their actions. A boy was left alone on a Waltham, Massachusetts sidewalk after the adult he was with was taken into custody by ICE agents. CBS Boston "They rolled their windows down and had their cellphones and were recording us and taking pictures of us," said Bradley-MacArthur. At one point, the councilor was on a sidewalk when she recorded an ICE agent driving their car at her and onto the sidewalk. "I could tell what he was doing. He was trying to intimidate me with his car," said Bradley-MacArthur. Agent would not identify himself When the agent got out of the car, she asked him what agency he was with. The agent is seen on camera ignoring her requests despite Bradley-MacArthur saying by law federal agents must identify themselves. She let him know that. Instead, he shouts back saying she needs to stand back and to not interfere. The councilor said she was just observing, which she is allowed to do. "I made sure in the video that I am not interfering. I am wishing my rights to observe and document what is happening in our community," said Bradley-MacArthur. By state law, local law enforcement cannot assist ICE agents either. She reached out to Waltham police after seeing officers at another ICE situation days later. "They have assured me that they are not taking part," explained Bradley-MacArthur, adding that there is a misconception with local law enforcement who may be there for crowd control or to reassure the public that they are safe. We reached out to Waltham police for comment, but we have not heard back. Last week, a similar incident in Worcester sparked outrage in the community when Worcester police were on scene when two people were arrested for allegedly interfering with an ICE arrest. In the future, Bradley-MacArthur would like to bring volunteers and local law enforcement together for a discussion on how best to handle safety at these situations. "I think we are somewhat figuring that out as we go along, but a dialogue, I think, would go a long way," said Bradley-MacArthur.
