Businessman files $50 million claim over ICE arrest and injuries

The 79-year-old owner of a Los Angeles area car wash is seeking $50 million in damages after U.S. immigration agents forced the U.S. citizen to the ground and detained him for almost 12 hours. Rafie Ollah Shouhed’s lawyer said the businessman suffered broken ribs and a traumatic brain injury in the encounter. “These masked agents’ conduct was lawless, reckless, and cruel,” the lawyer said. The government said Shouhed “impeded the operation and was arrested for assaulting and impeding a federal officer.” He was not charged with any crime.

Class discussion: Did the 79-year-old man assault the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents? Did he stop officers from doing their jobs? Should ICE keep an injured man, the same age as President Donald Trump, locked up for several hours before he can get treated at a hospital? Do your local police wear masks or refuse to identify themselves? Why are ICE agents masked? An ICE officer was disciplined last week for shoving a woman to the floor outside an immigration courtroom. Do you think ICE agents are violating civil rights? Why or why not?