Shot by ICE and still in pain. LA detainee highlights gaps in DHS oversight
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Carlitos Ricardo Parias (left) receives a certificate of recognition from Jose Ugarte, chief of staff for Los Angeles City Council member Curren Price, in Los Angeles in August 2025. Then, like five minutes later, I heard some commotion outside," Parias, 20, said in an interview with NPR. The window was shattered." Attorneys for Parias have tried to secure his release from detention while his immigration case plays out. And that's leading to permanent disability and death," said Margaret Hellerstein, an immigration attorney representing Parias. After more than two decades of living and working in the U.S. unnoticed, his activism put him on ICE (immigration enforcement agency)'s radar. "All use-of-force incidents involving individuals in ICE custody are documented and subject to internal review, consistent with ICE detention standards and DHS (Dept. of Homeland Security) oversight requirements," an unnamed DHS spokesperson told NPR in a statement. That legislation was the very first bill President Trump signed into law in his second term. It broadly expanded the scope of who ICE would prioritize for detention. While Parias remained in ICE custody, immigration attorneys submitted a habeas petition in District Court also to Judge Olgin. In court filings to immigration court, ICE argued that the immigration judge didn't have jurisdiction over the case
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Federal officers shot Ricardo Parias eight months ago during an ICE operation to detain him. His lawyer says he is still in pain, highlighting gaps in oversight and care in DHS facilities. (Image credit: Office of Los Angeles City Council member Curren Price)
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