Immigration officer is charged with assault after protest outside Colorado ICE facility, DA says
Summary
A Colorado immigration officer has been charged with third-degree assault and criminal mischief after an investigation into a protest outside an ICE facility. The officer was seen on video putting a protester, Franci Stagi, in a chokehold and carrying her across the street during a protest related to the detention of Colombian asylum seekers.Key Facts
- The incident occurred outside an ICE facility in Durango, Colorado, in late October.
- Protesters were reacting to the detention of three Colombian asylum seekers, including two children.
- Video showed a masked federal agent placing Franci Stagi in a chokehold and moving her across the street.
- Stagi said the agent grabbed her by the hair, put her neck in his arm, and threw her down an embankment.
- The officer involved is named Nicholas Rice.
- Charges include third-degree assault and criminal mischief.
- The Colorado Bureau of Investigations looked into the case after a request from the local police chief.
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed the officer was under investigation but did not respond to questions about the charges.
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