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Video of Black jogger stopped by ICE agents in Boston prompts calls for investigation
Source: NBC News
Video of Black jogger stopped by ICE agents in Boston prompts calls for investigation
The incident involving Bena Apreala, 29, and ICE agents was denounced by Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and U.S. Rep. Ayana Pressley.
Oct. 8, 2020, 5:41 PM EDT
By Wilson Wong
A video showing federal agents stopping a Black male jogger in Boston has sparked outrage from the city’s mayor and lawmakers.
Bena Apreala told NBC Boston that he started recording when he was stopped by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcements agents while jogging in West Roxbury, Massachusetts.
NBC News could not immediately reach Apreala for comment, but the 29-year-old father and real estate agent told the NBC owned station that officers approached him without identifying themselves.
"The police officer started walking towards me, and he said, 'Hey, stop,' and without identifying himself, he started asking me for identification, asking me where I was from, asking me who I was, what my business was around the area," Apreala said.
He added that he didn’t recognize who they were until he saw their ICE badges.
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The incident involving Bena Apreala, 29, and ICE agents was denounced by Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and U.S. Rep. Ayana Pressley.
Oct. 8, 2020, 5:41 PM EDT
By Wilson Wong
A video showing federal agents stopping a Black male jogger in Boston has sparked outrage from the city’s mayor and lawmakers.
Bena Apreala told NBC Boston that he started recording when he was stopped by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcements agents while jogging in West Roxbury, Massachusetts.
NBC News could not immediately reach Apreala for comment, but the 29-year-old father and real estate agent told the NBC owned station that officers approached him without identifying themselves.
"The police officer started walking towards me, and he said, 'Hey, stop,' and without identifying himself, he started asking me for identification, asking me where I was from, asking me who I was, what my business was around the area," Apreala said.
He added that he didn’t recognize who they were until he saw their ICE badges.
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Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/video-black-jogger-stopped-ice-agents-boston-prompts-calls-investigation-n1242620
