According to a new report published by The Daily Beast on Thursday, agents at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Virginia kneeled on the neck of a man in custody who was bleeding from the head — and that the man has mysteriously disappeared.
According to The Beast reporter Spencer Ackerman, several detainees said that that they have not seen the beaten man, identified as 31-year old Carlos Rivas Monsano, since the incident on Monday, July 13.
“Right now, we don’t know where he is,” a detainee, whom The Daily Beast will call Jerry, said on Monday. Other detainees gave a similar account.
“It was like seeing George Floyd all over again,” said another detainee who wished to remain anonymous, referring to the Black man who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer who kneeled on his neck for almost nine minutes.
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ICE says that it has opened an investigation into the incident.
“U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is reviewing the incident,” said a spokesperson. “ICE takes very seriously, allegations of misconduct in our detention facilities. We hold our personnel and contractors to the highest standards of professional and ethical behavior. When we receive a complaint, we investigate the matter thoroughly to determine its veracity and to ensure that the comprehensive standards, which ICE is required to follow under various national detention standards, are being strictly maintained.”
Read the entire report here.
