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Al Jazeera
16-04-2025
- Al Jazeera
Chaotic arrest of Venezuelan migrant in New Hampshire
NewsFeed Chaotic arrest of Venezuelan migrant in New Hampshire Newly released video shows two federal agents attempting to arrest 33-year-old Venezuelan migrant Arnuel Marquez Colmenarez at a New Hampshire courthouse in February, knocking over an elderly man in the process. Colmenarez was there for a traffic-related arraignment and is now in immigration custody in Texas.
USA Today
15-04-2025
- USA Today
Video shows Venezuelan man tackled by federal agents in New Hampshire court
Video shows Venezuelan man tackled by federal agents in New Hampshire court Show Caption Hide Caption Venezuelan man tackled by federal agents at New Hampshire courthouse In February, a Venezuelan man was tackled by federal agents when he arrived at a courthouse for misdemeanor charges. When 30-year-old Arnuel Marquez Colmenarez arrived at the courthouse in Nashua, New Hampshire on Feb. 20, he was set to appear for his arraignment on misdemeanor charges. But on the way to the courtroom, he was taken away by federal agents, missing his arraignment completely. In a video released by the New Hampshire Judicial Branch, Colmenarez is seen entering the Nashua Circuit Court, going through security and into an elevator, where he was followed by two men. One of the two men tapped Colmenarez's shoulder and identified themselves as a federal agent. As Colmenarez tried to leave the elevator, the video shows he was tackled to the ground, knocking an elderly bystander to the ground in the process. Colmenarez, who was only steps from the courtroom, never made his arraignment and instead, according to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainee locator, is currently being held at the Rio Grande Processing Center in Laredo, Texas. A missed court date According to the Boston Globe, Colmenarez was being arraigned in court for allegedly driving with a blood alcohol concentration more than twice the legal limit on Feb. 9. The Globe also said Colmenarez was accused of driving without a license and failing to provide information after being involved in a car crash. According to a police report written by a Hudson Police Department officer and obtained local news media, agents like the ones seen in the video were working with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and ICE to detain people who were showing up to court for either arrangements or hearings. USA TODAY has contacted the Hudson Police Department for more information. The Department of Homeland Security and ATF Boston did not immediately respond to USA TODAY's request for comment on Tuesday. 'Unacceptable': Witnesses describe incident Witnesses who spoke to WMUR said the altercation was sudden and violent. In the video, an elderly man using a cane was knocked down as Colmenarez was tackled to the ground; the man suffered minor injuries. "Why is he so violently hustled to the ground the way he was in such an unsafe manner for him and everyone else around him?" the witness told WMUR. "Why? What was the urgency?" "Unacceptable. That's all I could think of," the witness told WMUR. "I was just so furious. I would not expect this in a courtroom in America." Others detained in courtrooms Other incidents like Colmenarez's have recently happened. On March 31, Wilson Martell-Lebron from the Dominican Republic was taken by ICE agents as he appeared in a court in Boston. Martell-Lebron was on trial for allegedly making false statements on his driver's license application. Witnesses described how plainclothes agents surrounded Martell-Lebron and whisked him away in an unmarked truck. Days later, Boston Municipal Court Judge Mark Summerville ordered a contempt charge against ICE agent Brian Sullivan, but that charge was dropped by a federal judge on Tuesday. Contributing: Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach him at and follow him on X @fern_cerv_.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Yahoo
Venezuelan illegal immigrant tackled by federal agents at New Hampshire courthouse after attempt to flee
A Venezuelan man in the United States illegally was tackled at a New Hampshire courthouse by federal agents earlier this year after he fled from their attempt to detain him quietly in an elevator. Arnuel Marquez Colmenarez, 33, was taken into custody while he was heading to a court arraignment on charges for drunken driving, driving without a license and failing to provide information after an accident, according to The Associated Press via the Nashua Police Department. Video from Feb. 20 that was released by the Nashua Circuit Court on Monday showed Colmenarez going through security at the courthouse and getting into an elevator with the federal agents and a few other people. As others left the elevator, an agent can be seen touching Colmenarez lightly on the shoulder, then talking to him. The video does not include audio, but Colmenarez can be seen running out of the elevator after a few seconds. Florida's Largest Venezuelan Stronghold Poised To Join Forces With Ice: Report Two agents chased him out of the elevator and threw him to the ground a few feet away, knocking down an older man who was walking with a cane in the process. Read On The Fox News App Court liaison officer for the Hudson Police Department, Jared Neff, said he was in the prosecutor's office when he heard something going on near the elevators and decided to go check it out. "There were voices yelling 'Stop!' and then a loud 'bang' which sounded like people had fallen on the ground and were actively fighting and struggling," he wrote in an incident report, according to The AP. Neff helped the agents restrain Colmenarez, who could be seen in the video resisting attempts to be handcuffed. The older man who was knocked down remained lying on his back during the apprehension, and it took a minute or so for him to receive help, the video showed. It's unclear if he was injured. The agents allegedly told Neff they had been ordered to detain illegal immigrants, and had tried to do so quietly in the elevator. More Than 900 Illegal Aliens Charged With Immigration-related Crimes During First Week Of April: Doj A bench warrant was issued for Colmenarez since he failed to show up for arraignment and the prosecutor over the case was not contacted by federal agents beforehand nor was aware of his arrest, according to The AP. Colmenarez is being held at an ICE facility in Texas as of Monday, The AP reported after viewing an online database. His arrest at the courthouse comes after President Donald Trump repealed a 2011 policy that had federal agents typically avoid making arrests at courthouses, schools, places of worship and hospitals. Current policy allows for immigration arrests "in or near courthouses when they have credible information that leads them to believe the targeted alien(s) is or will be present," as long as state and local law doesn't prohibit it. The Associated Press contributed to this article source: Venezuelan illegal immigrant tackled by federal agents at New Hampshire courthouse after attempt to flee
Fox News
15-04-2025
- Fox News
Venezuelan illegal immigrant tackled by federal agents at New Hampshire courthouse after attempt to flee
A Venezuelan man in the United States illegally was tackled at a New Hampshire courthouse by federal agents earlier this year after he fled from their attempt to detain him quietly in an elevator. Arnuel Marquez Colmenarez, 33, was taken into custody while he was heading to a court arraignment on charges for drunken driving, driving without a license and failing to provide information after an accident, according to The Associated Press via the Nashua Police Department. Video from Feb. 20 that was released by the Nashua Circuit Court on Monday showed Colmenarez going through security at the courthouse and getting into an elevator with the federal agents and a few other people. As others left the elevator, an agent can be seen touching Colmenarez lightly on the shoulder, then talking to him. The video does not include audio, but Colmenarez can be seen running out of the elevator after a few seconds. Two agents chased him out of the elevator and threw him to the ground a few feet away, knocking down an older man who was walking with a cane in the process. Court liaison officer for the Hudson Police Department, Jared Neff, said he was in the prosecutor's office when he heard something going on near the elevators and decided to go check it out. "There were voices yelling 'Stop!' and then a loud 'bang' which sounded like people had fallen on the ground and were actively fighting and struggling," he wrote in an incident report, according to The AP. Neff helped the agents restrain Colmenarez, who could be seen in the video resisting attempts to be handcuffed. The older man who was knocked down remained lying on his back during the apprehension, and it took a minute or so for him to receive help, the video showed. It's unclear if he was injured. The agents allegedly told Neff they had been ordered to detain illegal immigrants, and had tried to do so quietly in the elevator. A bench warrant was issued for Colmenarez since he failed to show up for arraignment and the prosecutor over the case was not contacted by federal agents beforehand nor was aware of his arrest, according to The AP. Colmenarez is being held at an ICE facility in Texas as of Monday, The AP reported after viewing an online database. His arrest at the courthouse comes after President Donald Trump repealed a 2011 policy that had federal agents typically avoid making arrests at courthouses, schools, places of worship and hospitals. Current policy allows for immigration arrests "in or near courthouses when they have credible information that leads them to believe the targeted alien(s) is or will be present," as long as state and local law doesn't prohibit it.
