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Only harden criminals are being rounded up according to ICE... really! I have a bridge to sell you if you believe that!

U.S. Citizen, Army Veteran Arrested by ICE Claps Back at DHS ‘Debunk’

Newsweek

By Billal Rahman

Oct 13, 2025

George Retes, a U.S. citizen and Army veteran, has publicly disputed the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) characterization of his arrest by federal agents in July.

Why It Matters

Retes was detained by immigration agenda during a federal enforcement operation at a Camarillo cannabis farm in California on July 10, according to DHS. Retes, who says he was on his way to work, described being detained for three days without charges, access to an attorney or contact with his family. He described the encounter and its aftermath in an opinion piece for the San Francisco Chronicle and a newsletter. In a post on his newsletter and an op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle, he said ICE officers used tear gas, broke his car window, and applied physical force, including kneeling on him, while he complied with their instructions.

ICE is the new Gestapo! All you see out of ICE are lies and coverups!

What To Know

DHS issued a statement claiming that Retes became violent, refused to comply with officers and obstructed their path, leading to his arrest for assault. The agency said that U.S. citizens are not wrongfully arrested.

Okay if that is true... why did they not let him access a lawyer? Why wasn't there a court hearing?

Retes wrote in an op-ed on Home of the Brave: "First, I was not violent, I simply asked the officers to let me pass through because I needed to get to work; and I also complied with ICE’s demands by backing up my car. Second, the statement ignores the three days I spent in federal custody with no charges, no phone call to my family, no access to a judge or an attorney, no shower, and no explanation for their actions. It is deeply troubling that a government agency would publicly deny these facts while portraying my experience as a threat or attack on officers."

The bottom line...

The parties disagree on key facts: Retes asserts unlawful detention without process and physical mistreatment, while DHS maintains agents acted in response to obstruction or violence. No criminal charges have been publicly reported in connection with Retes’s detention. The dispute has drawn attention to practices during immigration enforcement operations.

No charges were ever filed!