The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a detailed rebuttal on Friday following the reposting and amplification of a misleading video by House Homeland Security Committee Democrats. The video misrepresented an ICE enforcement operation in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, prompting the committee’s official account on X to accuse DHS of dishonesty, stating, “DHS will lie. They always do,” while sharing footage of the arrest.
The video, which circulated widely on social media, appeared to show a man having a medical seizure as ICE agents arrested his wife. However, according to DHS officials, the footage was manipulated to create a false narrative portraying agents as abusive. The department clarified that the claim was untrue, asserting that the man had faked the episode during the arrest of his wife, an Ecuadorian national wanted for a violent stabbing.
### Background of the Incident
The enforcement action took place on Thursday, when ICE officers sought to arrest Juliana Milena-Ojeda-Montoya, a 27-year-old Ecuadorian national. DHS Assistant Secretary of Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin confirmed that Ojeda-Montoya had illegally entered the United States near Lukeville, Arizona, earlier in 2023 and was later released under Biden-Harris administration policies.
Ojeda-Montoya was wanted following a criminal case in which she allegedly stabbed a coworker multiple times with scissors and threw a trash can at the victim in August. During the arrest, her toddler was seated on her lap inside a vehicle, not secured in a car seat as required by law. When agents approached, Ojeda-Montoya refused to hand the child over to her husband, who DHS identified as another individual residing illegally in the country.
### The Arrest and Aftermath
As agents attempted to take Ojeda-Montoya into custody, her husband began shaking and pretended to have a seizure, according to McLaughlin. Witnesses gathered at the scene, shouting obscenities and threats at the officers. ICE requested assistance from the Fitchburg Police Department to maintain order.
DHS reported that individuals in the crowd directed antisemitic slurs and violent threats at ICE agents, including phrases such as “You probably support Israel too,” “You look like a Jew,” and “We’re going to kill you and your kids.” Several threats explicitly referenced the officers’ perceived religion and families.
The Fitchburg Police Department later confirmed its role in assisting ICE agents to keep the peace. “The role of the Fitchburg Police Departm
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