ICE Now Says, “You’ve Got No Rights” to U.S. Teen Citizen

July 28, 2025 — On May 2, 2025, a routine traffic stop in North Palm Beach, Florida, escalated into a violent encounter that has reignited scrutiny over U.S. immigration enforcement tactics.

Kenny Laynez-Ambrosio, an 18-year-old U.S. citizen, captured the incident on video, which shows U.S. Border Patrol agents detaining three men, including himself, with apparent excessive force.

The footage, shared with the Guatemalan-Maya Center, has drawn attention to the aggressive measures employed under the Trump administration’s immigration policies.

Kenny Laynez-Ambrosio was driving to his landscaping job with his mother and two male friends when Florida Highway Patrol pulled over their van.

According to reports, the stop was initiated for a minor traffic violation.

A highway patrol officer requested identification from everyone in the vehicle, then called for backup from U.S. Border Patrol.

Laynez-Ambrosio, a U.S. citizen, began recording as the situation escalated.

The video, as reported by The Guardian, shows officers in tactical gear detaining the three men.

Two of Laynez-Ambrosio’s companions, who were undocumented, were subjected to particularly harsh treatment.

One man appears to be struck with a stun gun, while another is placed in a chokehold.

Officers can be heard telling Laynez-Ambrosio, “You’ve got no rights here. You’re a migo, brother,” despite his U.S. citizenship.

After the arrests, agents reportedly made light of the incident, describing the stun gun use as “funny” and joking about the situation.

Laynez-Ambrosio later told The Guardian, “It didn’t need to go down like that. If they knew that my people were undocumented, they could’ve just kindly taken them out of the car and arrested them.”

Details of The Incident and Immigration Data

The video begins after Border Patrol arrived, with a female officer asking in Spanish if anyone in the van was in the country illegally.

One of Laynez-Ambrosio’s friends admitted to being undocumented, prompting the officers to act swiftly.

Laynez-Ambrosio noted that the situation turned aggressive before the group could fully comply with orders to exit the vehicle.

This incident occurs against the backdrop of intensified immigration enforcement under the Trump administration.

A Guardian analysis revealed that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests have surged, with February 2025 marking the highest number of arrests in a single month over the past seven years.

The administration has prioritized mass deportations, rolling back Biden-era policies that focused enforcement on individuals posing national security or public safety threats.

Instead, anyone without legal status is now subject to arrest, leading to a 221% increase in detentions of immigrants without criminal convictions between January and February 2025.

Florida, alongside Texas and California, has seen some of the highest arrest numbers, fueled by state-federal partnerships like the 287(g) program.

This program allows local law enforcement to collaborate with ICE, training officers to act on immigration warrants.

Since January 2025, over 226 new 287(g) agreements have been signed, with Florida hosting the largest concentration of such deals.

These agreements have enabled incidents like the May 2 arrests, where state troopers and federal agents work in tandem.

The Trump administration’s policies have also strained ICE detention facilities, with the average detainee population rising from 40,000 before the inauguration to 55,000 by June 2025, despite funding for only 41,500 beds.

Reports of overcrowded, unsanitary conditions in facilities like California’s Adelanto detention center highlight the broader systemic issues.

Community Impact and Response

The May 2 incident has deepened distrust between Florida’s immigrant communities and law enforcement.

Father Frank O’Loughlin, executive director of the Guatemalan-Maya Center, which is advocating for Laynez-Ambrosio, described the arrests as emblematic of “the corruption of law enforcement by Maga and the brutality of state and federal troopers – formerly public servants – towards nonviolent people.”

He argues that such tactics erode community trust and safety.

Laynez-Ambrosio, still recovering from the ordeal, hopes his footage will raise awareness about the treatment of immigrants.

His experience echoes other cases, such as that of Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, a 20-year-old U.S. citizen arrested in Florida under a now-blocked anti-immigration law, SB 4-C.

Despite presenting proof of citizenship, Lopez-Gomez was detained, highlighting concerns about racial profiling and overreach.

Legal advocates have also raised alarms about enforcement practices.

A class-action lawsuit filed by advocacy groups argues that dismissing immigration cases to allow immediate ICE arrests outside courtrooms violates federal law and the Constitution.

Additionally, the use of masks by ICE agents during raids has sparked accountability concerns, with reports of criminals posing as agents further complicating the issue.

Florida’s immigration enforcement has faced legal pushback.

On April 4, 2025, U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams blocked SB 4-C, a law signed by Governor Ron DeSantis that criminalized undocumented entry into Florida and mandated pre-trial detention.

The law was deemed likely unconstitutional for encroaching on federal authority. Despite this, Florida officials, including Attorney General James Uthmeier, were found in contempt for failing to fully comply with the court’s order to halt enforcement.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s July 9, 2025, decision to uphold the block on SB 4-C reaffirmed that states cannot regulate immigration independently.

Cody Wofsy of the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project stated, “This denial reaffirms a bedrock principle that dates back 150 years: States may not regulate immigration.”

Laynez-Ambrosio’s video has brought renewed attention to the human cost of aggressive immigration enforcement.

The incident underscores the tension between federal and state roles in immigration policy, the impact of 287(g) agreements, and the need for accountability in law enforcement.

As deportations climb—over 63,000 to Mexico alone since January 2025—the experiences of individuals like Laynez-Ambrosio highlight the personal and community toll of these policies.

Advocates call for reforms to ensure fair treatment and due process, while critics of the current approach argue that excessive force and indiscriminate arrests undermine public safety and trust.

As Laynez-Ambrosio’s footage circulates, it serves as a stark reminder of the real-world consequences of policy decisions.

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