This past Wednesday, October 28, a newly released man leaving Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas was tased by federal ICE agents.
The former inmate was released with three others. Initially, the men lingered in the lobby. Although Elmwood’s lobby is technically a public space, according to Rebeca Armendariz of the Rapid Response Network, a jail guard coerced the departing men into leaving.
As they exited the jail, they encountered around a dozen ICE agents waiting outside. ICE positions itself outside of correctional facilities to intercept people based on their immigration status, though the name and immigration status of the departing inmate in this incident are unknown…