Erik Zepeda
ON THE RECORD · 4 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“tackled me and handcuffed me (and) hurt me”
Erik Zepeda · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-05
Zepeda described in writing how ICE agents physically detained and injured him while he was walking to school.
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The Guardian
“I did not do anything wrong, and they should never have done that. I don’t want this to happen to anyone else.”
Erik Zepeda · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-05
Zepeda said he did nothing wrong and did not want the experience to happen to anyone else.
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The Guardian
“I thought they were going to kill me,”
Erik Zepeda · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-05
Zepeda said he feared for his life during the violent ICE detention and said he had done nothing wrong.
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The Guardian
“walking to school the same way I do every day”
Erik Zepeda · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-05
Zepeda told the Guardian in writing that he was walking his usual route to school when ICE agents tackled and handcuffed him.
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The Guardian