Margaret Hellerstein

“He has been treated as less than human. It’s just unconscionable how unimportant this man’s life is to these people.”

Margaret Hellerstein · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20

Hellerstein criticized the treatment of her client as inhumane.

“He was not a danger and they are not claiming he was a danger. All they are claiming is that he was trying to get away.”

Margaret Hellerstein · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20

Hellerstein argued that Mejía Hernandez was not a danger and was only trying to get away.

“Is ICE’s narrative that it is acceptable and appropriate to beat a person in the head until he has a brain bleed and traumatic brain injury just because he was trying to escape?”

Margaret Hellerstein · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20

Hellerstein questioned whether ICE's use of force was justified given the circumstances.