'We are not safe in America today:' These American citizens say they were detained by ICE
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Elzon Lemus is always on the road for work, traveling from one place to another.
But ever since federal immigration officers pulled the electrician over as he was driving to his first job of the day earlier this month in Nassau County, New York, Lemus has been on high alert, limiting his travel around town out of fear, he said — despite being a US citizen.
On June 3, Lemus says he was briefly detained during a traffic stop by federal agents because he resembled someone the agents were looking for, they told him and video from the encounter shows.
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‘You look like someone we’re looking for’
Lemus and his coworker had just left their boss’ home earlier this month when they were pulled over by officers, he told CNN. With Lemus’ coworker at the wheel of their work vehicle and the 23-year-old in the passenger seat, agents approached their windows simultaneously and asked for identification, without providing any of their own, Lemus said.
“You look like someone we’re looking for,” the agent says to Lemus, video of the incident shows.
Lemus declined to show identification several times.
If we don’t get your ID, then we’re going to have to figure out another way to ID you and that may not work out well for you,” the officer speaking with Lemus says on video.
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