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Videos of US immigration arrests swamp social media

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December 13, 2025

Videos of violent encounters with US immigration officers regularly go viral and are seen by millions. What do they actually show? DW looked into three incidents to find out what happened after the videos went public.

Videos from California, Oregon and New York show aggressive immigration enforcement under the deportation agenda of US President Donald Trump. Incidents include Border Patrol tackling Narciso Barranco, father of three US Marines, and ICE arresting Mahdi Khanbabazadeh outside a preschool. The cases sparked lawsuits, political backlash and calls for investigations.

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