Father deported after masked agents tackled and choked his teen son during arrest
Oct 27, 2025·Location: Houston, TX
Country of origin: Mexico

Arnulfo Bazan, a Mexican immigrant from Michoacán living in Houston, was detained by masked federal immigration agents on October 23, 2025, while driving his 16-year-old U.S. citizen son, Arnoldo, to school. Agents in an unmarked vehicle chased the pair into a restaurant-supply store, where Arnoldo was tackled and choked, leaving him with bruises and welts on his neck that required hospitalization. Arnoldo was released after questioning and returned to family in Houston, including a sister who helps care for him. Immigrant rights group FIEL Houston said Arnulfo was intimidated into signing a voluntary departure form and was subsequently deported to Reynosa, Mexico, calling the treatment of the family 'cruel and unjust.'
Timeline
Sources
- ICE tactics slammed after U.S. citizen teen tackled, dad deported
Houston Chronicle·Oct 28, 2025·archived copy
- Before a man was deported to Mexico, his son says they were assaulted by unidentified officers in Houston | Houston Public Media
houstonpublicmedia.org·Oct 28, 2025·archived copy
- themirror.com
- When They're Not Applying Banned Chokeholds, ICE Agents Are Apparently Stealing and Selling Citizens' Phones
- Donate to Justice For Arnulfo & Arnoldo Bazan, organized by selena bazan
GoFundMe·Oct 23, 2025·archived copy
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