Authorized Statements from the ACLU of Puerto Rico - Immigrant Injured During ICE Intervention

Authorized statements from Annette Martínez Orabona, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Puerto Rico, regarding the complaint of an immigrant injured during an intervention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement:

"On the morning of Monday, July 7, the ACLU of Puerto Rico received a complaint related to an immigrant who was injured during an intervention by ICE agents aimed at detaining several individuals in the Puerto Nuevo area of San Juan, according to the account released. The ACLU of Puerto Rico is currently gathering the details of this incident. In their interventions, federal and law enforcement agents have an obligation to protect the civil and human rights of the people they interact with, including ensuring that an individual injured as a result of their intervention receives the necessary medical attention. In this case, the complaint indicates that ICE failed to fulfill that duty and, on the contrary, abandoned the individual to their fate after pursuing them with the intent to detain them."