{"id":450149,"date":"2026-09-28T14:07:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/450149\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T14:07:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:07:35","slug":"austin-city-council-candidate-released-after-arrest-tied-to-ice-protest-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/450149\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin City Council candidate released after arrest tied to ICE protest \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790604455_141_.webp\" alt=\"Misael Ramos, an East Austin community activist, at a rally against a development in Dog's Head. Ramos was arrested around 8:50 a.m. Saturday after his participation in an ICE protest on Sept. 20.\"\/>Misael Ramos, an East Austin community activist, at a rally against a development in Dog\u2019s Head. Ramos was arrested around 8:50 a.m. Saturday after his participation in an ICE protest on Sept. 20.  (Michael Minasi | KUT News)<\/p>\n<p>Misael Ramos, a candidate for Austin\u2019s District 1 City Council seat, is out of jail after being arrested Saturday by the Texas Department of Public Safety on a charge of participating in a riot, a Class B misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest came after Ramos attended a protest on Sunday, Sept. 20 against the recent shooting of Wilber Garces Perez by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Austin.<\/p>\n<p>Ramos, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.austintexas.gov\/clerk\/elections\/Ballot-Applications-November-2026\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">one of six candidates<\/a> in the District 1 race, was arrested at around 8:50 Saturday morning while he was walking his dog <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Stafford+St+%26+Manor+Rd,+Austin,+TX+78722\/@30.2842115,-97.7165788,439m\/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x8644b5ec3c47dd95:0x3a6d9f1ceb470cb5!8m2!3d30.2848813!4d-97.7154595!16s%2Fg%2F11gf3m3mnf!5m1!1e1?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDkyMy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">near the intersection of Stafford Street and Manor Road<\/a>, according to his campaign manager Jeffrey Clemmons.<\/p>\n<p>Ramos was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tcsheriff.org\/inmate-jail-info\/inmate-info\/find-an-inmate#\/sip\/2628868\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">booked into the Travis County Jail<\/a> at 9:31 a.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas Department of Public Safety said in an affidavit that Ramos was identified through \u201ca variety of records\u201d including social media posts, cell phone video and government records.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was captured on camera taking construction barricades, sandbags, and other items and attempting to obstruct traffic,\u201d DPS said in a statement to KUT.<\/p>\n<p>Ramos was charged with rioting <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/statutes.capitol.texas.gov\/search.aspx?tab=1&amp;code=PE&amp;chapter=PE.42&amp;artSec=42.02\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">under section 42.02 of the Texas Penal Code<\/a>, which prohibits a gathering of seven or more people from depriving others of a legal right, like access to a roadway.<\/p>\n<p>At a press conference outside the Travis County Jail Saturday afternoon, Clemmons and other speakers addressed a crowd of over 100 people about Ramos\u2019 arrest and detention. At around 5 p.m., Ramos was released from the jail on a $1,000 bail, according to his attorney Edmund \u201cSkip\u201d Davis. Ramos met with supporters who began chanting his name.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, I am one of many cases that have been impacted,\u201d Ramos said. \u201cAnd I can\u2019t imagine how some families have gone longer than a day without hearing from their loved one, not knowing where they are at, where they are located, and this has to stop. This terrorizing our communities has to stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Denisse Vargas, Ramos\u2019 neighbor, witnessed and filmed his arrest Saturday morning. The video obtained by KUT shows five officers in Texas Department of Public Safety and Texas Rangers uniforms surrounding Ramos while he was walking his dog and ordering him to stop.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI live right up the street,\u201d Ramos said in the video. \u201cLet me walk my dog.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ramos said the officers told him there was a warrant for his arrest but did not provide details.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI asked for a warrant, they couldn\u2019t provide anything, and then they brought me in and they booked me,\u201d Ramos said. \u201cSo I had no clue what it was until probably hours later when a friend actually came to visit me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At least three other people were arrested on charges of resisting arrest and rioting in connection with last week\u2019s protest, according to Paul Quinzi, an attorney with the Austin Lawyers Guild.<\/p>\n<p>Additional protests against the shooting and detention of Garces Perez are planned across Austin on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The Travis County Sheriff\u2019s Office did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Correction: An earlier version of this story misspelled Jeffrey Clemmons\u2019 name.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Misael Ramos, an East Austin community activist, at a rally against a development in Dog\u2019s Head. 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