Man detained, hospitalized after confrontation with ICE at Sacramento federal building

Shouting that his name was Joshua Masias and that he was being taken to Sutter Hospital, a Sacramento resident was loaded into an ambulance following his detainment after a confrontation Wednesday with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at the John E. Moss Federal Building.

Masias was taken into custody around 12:30 p.m. following a clash outside the building, which has become a target for protesters in recent years, due to its role in housing immigrants facing deportation by the Trump Administration. Leanna Hunt, one of a handful of protesters who remained on-hand after Masias was taken into custody, said that immigration agents wordlessly approached and quickly deployed pepper spray.

“They came out in force,” Hunt said…

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