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"A man believed to be an Australian citizen has been arrested by US Immigration
and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after bystanders interrupted an earlier attempt
by agents to detain him.
ICE Los Angeles said Phu Nguyen, 57, originally of Vietnam, had overstayed his
visa, in a post on X.
Chris Motley, a film-maker, posted footage on social media of an attempted
arrest at Harry Reid international airport in Las Vegas on Monday, saying he
had heard a cry for help as he walked through the terminal.
The footage shows Nguyen shouting while a man and a woman wearing surgical
masks held him to the ground and handcuffed him.
“I don’t know what they’re doing,” Nguyen said in the video.
An airport security officer stood between Nguyen and a growing crowd of
bystanders before the two people stood up and walked away, leaving handcuffs
dangling from one of Nguyen’s wrists.
“Where are they going?” Nguyen said.
Motley wrote on Instagram that police arrived shortly afterwards but Nguyen was
partially handcuffed for over an hour.
“The man was checked out by a medical team before boarding his flight,
thankfully he was OK and able to catch it,” Motley said."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
