{"id":503065,"date":"2026-10-21T06:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T06:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/503065\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T06:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T06:06:09","slug":"rally-held-in-long-beach-in-support-of-man-detained-by-ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/503065\/","title":{"rendered":"Rally held in Long Beach in support of man detained by ICE"},"content":{"rendered":"

LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) — Demonstrators gathered outside Long Beach City Hall on Tuesday evening after video captured immigration agents pinning a man<\/a> against a curb as he yelled for help while being detained.<\/p>\n

Those attending the rally called for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to leave their community.<\/p>\n

Video posted on social media by StopICE.net shows a man yelling, “Help me!” while being pinned on the street against a curb. The man, identified as Ricardo Gonzalez, repeatedly said his arm was broken and could be heard moaning in pain while being detained.<\/p>\n

The encounter occurred Oct. 17 and has drawn criticism from community members and elected officials, including Rep. Robert Garcia, who has called for an investigation<\/a>. Garcia said the man seen being detained is a U.S. citizen.<\/p>\n

Federal authorities offered a different account of the incident.<\/p>\n

“An individual was arrested after he smashed the mirror of a government vehicle,” a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said in a statement Tuesday, adding that they are “investigating potential charges for the damage to a government vehicle.”<\/p>\n

Eyewitnesses, however, said Gonzalez was riding a bike when ICE agents sped after him in SUVs, took him to the ground and pinned him to the curb.<\/p>\n

ABC News contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

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