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Choke Hold During ICE Arrest Drove Mass. Man Into ‘Seizure-Like’ Symptoms, Lawsuit Says

The lawsuit claims ICE used a banned carotid restraint causing unconsciousness and seizure-like symptoms, seeking damages for excessive and unlawful force, ACLU-MA said.

Summary by Mass Live
A Fitchburg man filed a lawsuit against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday, accusing an ICE agent of using excessive force during an arrest in November that caused him to suffer “seizure-like” symptoms.Carlos Zapata Rivera, 24, was pulled over on Nov. 6 while driving with his wife, Juliana Milena Ojeda-Montoya, and daughter.

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Boston Globe broke the news in Boston, United States on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
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