US Citizen Injured During ICE Arrest in Long Beach, California; Police and Family Give Accounts

A US citizen, Ricardo Gonzalez, was detained and injured by ICE officers during an arrest in Long Beach, California, on 17 October, officials said. Long Beach police said ICE called them for backup and that officers found a bleeding, handcuffed man. Police also described a large disturbance involving the federal agents. His family says he was hospitalized. Video shows a man screaming in pain as agents pin him down, and the man claims his arm was broken. The Department of Homeland Security has not publicly commented on why he was detained.

Right-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while left-leaning and alternative or independent outlets had. Left-leaning coverage centers on the injury to a US citizen, with the Guardian highlighting video, the police statement and DHS's silence, and the New York Times focusing on the hospitalization, the family's account and police remarks. Alternative coverage, from Al Jazeera, leads with the man's claim of a broken arm and the video of the arrest. All who covered it agree on the location and the injury; they differ mainly in whose account they foreground.