DHS Lied About a Veteran They Wrongfully Arrested (w/ George Retes)
Tim Miller is joined by George Retes, a U.S.
Tim Miller is joined by George Retes, a U.S. Army veteran and American citizen who was wrongfully arrested and brutalized by ICE while simply trying to get to work. George shares his harrowing story of being surrounded by agents, pepper-sprayed, dragged from his car, locked in a detention center, and even placed on suicide watch—missing his young daughter’s birthday in the process.
Read more about George’s story: https://newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/im-a-us-citizen-and-a-veteran-ice
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