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   From: msims@badtacos.nz   
      
   A man who suffered multiple skull fractures when he was arrested by ICE   
   agents is seeking help to pay his medical bills.   
      
   The case Alberto Castañeda Mondragón, 31, is one of a number that has   
   sparked major controversy since Operation Metro Surge began in Minnesota   
   in late November.   
      
   He was brought to first Fairview Southdale Hospital and then Hennepin   
   County Medical Center in a life-threatening condition in the hours after   
   he was detained on Jan. 8.   
      
   A lawsuit filed on his behalf said that agents who brought him to the   
   hospital claimed he "purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall" while   
   attempting to flee arrest, with another agent adding that Mondragón "got   
   his shit rocked" when asked for further details by a doctor.   
      
   Since he is no longer sedated – albeit facing a long recovery and   
   requiring ongoing care – Mondragón has spoken out this week about how he   
   sustained his injuries, telling the Associated Press ICE agents "started   
   beating me right away when they arrested me" outside a St. Paul shopping   
   center, including "handcuffing him, then punching him and striking his   
   head with a steel baton"   
      
   Two ICE agents remained at HCMC while Mondragón was hospitalized, with   
   agents using handcuffs to shackle his legs to the bed despite complaints   
   from HCMC staff.   
      
   In a GoFundMe created to help Mondragón with his medical bills, the   
   31-year-old Mexican national says he has "lost many memories" as the   
   result of his injuries.   
      
   "I don't know why ICE did this to me. They did not detain me, I am not a   
   criminal, and the doctors say they were untruthful about how the   
   injuries occurred. But I prefer not to fight, I only want to recover,   
   pay my bills, and go back to work," he writes.   
      
   He said he came to the U.S. in 2022, entering on a temporary work visa,   
   a step he took to provide financial support to his ailing father and his   
   child in Veracruz, Mexico.   
      
   He has worked as a roofer and a driver in Minnesota, but was encountered   
   by ICE agents who pulled him from a friend's car in St. Paul.   
      
   ICE has claimed that Mondragón has overstayed his work visa, but the AP   
   reports that this was only determined after his arrest, which comes amid   
   complaints that federal immigration agents are profiling residents   
   during Operation Metro.   
      
   A judge ordered his release from ICE custody on Jan. 23, finding that   
   his arrest had been unlawful because ICE agents did not have a warrant   
   nor reasonable suspicion at the time they arrested him.   
      
   https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/man-who-suffered-skull-fracture   
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