An elderly Los Angeles business owner has filed a $50 million federal administrative claim alleging he was body-slammed and detained by immigration agents.

Rafie Ollah Shouhed, 79, suffered multiple broken ribs, elbow injuries and a traumatic brain injury during the Sept. 9 incident, according to the federal tort claim filed by his attorneys.

According to his claim, when Shouhed attempted to show agents proof of his employees’ work authorization, agents “cursed at him” and “violently body-slammed him onto the pavement.” Three agents then allegedly pinned him down, with one placing a knee on his neck, the claim stated.

“You don’t f— with ICE. We are here,” agents responded, according to the claim.

  • Buffalox@lemmy.world
    41·
    2 days ago

    there is one force we know [io] which can stop this.

    Power of the people, as in massive demonstrations, that can be shown without violence. But it needs to be shown the power is there if needed.

    • logi@piefed.worldEnglish
      5·
      2 days ago

      Yeah, that was not at all clear. So perhaps there isn’t so much disagreement.

      • Buffalox@lemmy.world
        4·
        2 days ago

        That’s how I read it, you are right it’s not entirely clear, but I don’t think anybody sane wants a civil war.
        But the people rising up for a rebellion can be peaceful, almost all the former eastern European communist countries had peaceful rebellions that overthrew communism and gave them democracy.