Calls for investigation after video shows ICE officers using batons on protesters
Officers went inside the home but left without appearing to have made any arrests.Federal officers arrived last Thursday, attracting grassroots activists who watch out in communities and warn people when ICE vehicles or agents are spotted. Protests quickly began and then grew.Cesar Diaz, the president of Frederick city council, heard news of a confrontation and said he rushed to the scene. He said he had to step out of the way to avoid being hit by an ICE vehicle and saw a colleague, Katie Nash, the vice-president of the council, have to do the same.“I had to move so I wouldn’t get hit, and the vice-president did too.
- ▪Officers went inside the home but left without appearing to have made any arrests.Federal officers arrived last Thursday, attracting grassroots activists who watch out in communities and warn people when ICE vehicles or agents are spotted.
- ▪Protests quickly began and then grew.Cesar Diaz, the president of Frederick city council, heard news of a confrontation and said he rushed to the scene.
- ▪He said he had to step out of the way to avoid being hit by an ICE vehicle and saw a colleague, Katie Nash, the vice-president of the council, have to do the same.“I had to move so I wouldn’t get hit, and the vice-president did too.
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2:02ICE agents beat protesters and enter property in Frederick, Maryland– videoICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)Calls for investigation after video shows ICE officers using batons on protestersResidents in Frederick, Maryland, shaken after clashes as activists decry violence from officers as ‘unconscionable’Alba Asenjo DomínguezSat 12 Sep 2026 08.00 EDTLast modified on Sat 12 Sep 2026 08.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GooglePolitical leaders in Maryland are calling for investigations into the conduct of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers as they clashed with protesters during a federal operation in a local community.Residents of Frederick, a city about 50 miles north-west of Baltimore, are still shaken more than a week after ICE officers arrived in numerous…
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