Man hospitalized with brain injury following ICE arrest in Virginia

José Mejía Hernandez, 45, was hospitalized with a brain injury and severe bruising after his arrest by U.S. immigration agents in Arlington, Virginia, on August 11. According to his lawyers, who provided photos and medical records, Mejía was walking to a bus stop when two agents in an unmarked vehicle approached him. One of his lawyers, Margaret Hellerstein, stated that Mejía recalled being struck by a stun gun but did not remember the events that followed, waking up later in the hospital. Following his hospitalization, he was transferred to an ICE office and fitted with an ankle monitor.