Summary
Immigration agents entered a family's apartment in Queens, New York, forcibly, pointing guns at a mother and her children. The agents, searching for a suspect not living there, did not show a warrant. This event has raised concerns about immigration enforcement practices.
Key Facts
- Immigration agents entered a basement apartment in Queens, New York, on November 13.
- The agents knocked down the door and pointed guns at a mother and her four children.
- The family involved includes children aged 2, 8, 10, and 13, who are U.S. citizens.
- Agents did not announce themselves or show a warrant according to the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC).
- Agents were looking for Raymundo Gabriel Huerra-Betancourt, who was not living at that address.
- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security stated that the suspect had used the address officially.
- The incident has sparked criticism about immigration enforcement methods and raised legal concerns.
