{"id":501635,"date":"2026-10-20T01:24:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T01:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/501635\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T01:24:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T01:24:29","slug":"ice-detains-long-beach-man-sparking-outrage-over-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/501635\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE Detains Long Beach Man, Sparking Outrage Over Arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Video footage shows the man screaming for help as neighbors intervene<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A video of ICE agents allegedly breaking a U.S. citizen\u2019s arm in Long Beach sparked backlash from state and local leaders on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neighbors in North Long Beach heard the confrontation outside their homes on Saturday when they intervened. Bystanders say they fought with federal immigration agents from the man, a Long Beach resident named Ricardo Gonzalez, after agents pushed him to the ground.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cellphone footage from a bystander recorded the incident, but does not show what happened leading up to the arrest. In the video, Gonzalez screams that his arm is broken and begs for help. Neighbors also argue with agents, asking to see warrants, and barricading themselves in front of the government vehicles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an online fundraiser, Gonzalez\u2019s daughter, Leslie, said agents pushed him off of his e-bike after an agent jumped from an unmarked vehicle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe was tased twice, pinned to the ground, and taken to the hospital for serious injuries,\u201d Leslie\u2019s fundraiser said. \u201cWhat ICE did was not right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Long Beach police say they received a request from the Department of Homeland Security and ICE assistance for vehicle vandalism and medical aid. After officers arrived at the scene, Gonzalez was already handcuffed and bleeding.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LongTimeHistory\/status\/2111774542129729696?s=20\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/LongTimeHistory\/status\/2111774542129729696?s=20<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-from-a-raid-in-highland-park-attended-by-united-states-secretary-of-homeland-security-kristi-n.jpeg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photo from a raid in Highland Park attended by United States Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem - ICE Special Response Team\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-lg-font-size wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\">Have Questions? Get Answers!<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-altfont has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-xs-font-size wp-elements-4 has-lg-margin-top wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase\">Scroll to continue reading<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LBPD says they did not make any arrests in regard to the situation. The Homeland Security Department, which manages ICE, has also not released a comment on why Gonzalez was targeted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democratic Congressman Robert Garcia, whose district includes Long Beach, called the video \u201chorrific\u201d on X.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m proud of the neighbors who documented and stood up for the family being terrorized by ICE,\u201d Garcia said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson also reacted to the incident on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur residents shouldn\u2019t be put in these situations,\u201d he said. \u201cFamilies shouldn\u2019t have to live in fear in their own neighborhoods. I\u2019ve asked our city team to verify exactly what happened and to document everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Video footage shows the man screaming for help as neighbors intervene A video of ICE agents allegedly breaking&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":501636,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[3536,2871,14,131,133,132,15766,12855],"class_list":["post-501635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-department-of-homeland-security","tag-ice","tag-immigration","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news","tag-rex-richardson","tag-robert-garcia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=501635"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501635\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/501636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=501635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=501635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=501635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}