Mother of teen beaten by ICE deported days after family spoke out
Teresa de Jesus Ochoa Briseño, a cook arrested outside her Alamo restaurant, was deported to Mexico the same day, ten days after her son Luis, 17, said agents broke his wrist.
Sep 11, 2025Alamo, TX

Two 17-year-old U.S. citizens, including Luis Ochoa, were detained by ICE agents in Alamo, Texas, after stopping to record an immigration enforcement operation on their way to a Marine Corps recruitment office. Video showed an agent repeatedly hitting one teen and agents using pepper spray while pulling him from his car and handcuffing him; Ochoa said his wrist was broken and that an agent told him, after he identified himself as a citizen, "I don't give a damn. Your parents can't help you now." The teens were held for eight hours before being released, and DHS described them as "anti-ICE agitators" who obstructed and assaulted officers. Ten days later, Luis's mother, Teresa de Jesus Ochoa Briseño, was arrested outside the Alamo restaurant where she worked as a cook, denied the chance to sign voluntary departure papers, issued a final removal order, and sent to Reynosa, Mexico the same day without Luis or her attorney being allowed to see her beforehand; Luis said agents told the family the arrest was connected to their Facebook posts and pending lawsuits over his detention.
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- ICE Detains US Citizen Teens Who Say They Were Going to Enlist in Marines
Newsweek·Sep 18, 2026·archived copy
- US Teen Says ICE Pepper-Sprayed and Detained Him While He Was en Route To Join Marines
International Business Times·Sep 17, 2026·archived copy
- Video Shows ICE Detains Two 17-Year-Old U.S. Citizens Filming Raid Near Marine Recruiters in Texas
CRBC News·Sep 19, 2026
- ICE detains two Texas teens who say they planned to join Marines
Stars and Stripes·Sep 17, 2026
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