Crime & Safety
'Anything Could Have Happened': Runner Claims He Was Racially Profiled By ICE Agents
The ACLU has taken on the case of a Roslindale man who says he was stopped and cornered by federal ICE agent while jogging in West Roxbury.
BOSTON — The ACLU has taken on the case of a Roslindale man who says he was stopped and cornered by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents while out for a jog in West Roxbury on the VFW Parkway.
“They hopped out, at least one was armed, they had on tactical vests and driving huge unmarked cars. Nobody was helping me I was by myself and anything could have happened to me,” said 29-year-old Bena Apreala.
He pulled out his cell phone and began recording the encounter. One of the three men he said had an ICE patch on his shirt. The men didn’t identify themselves but said he matched the description of someone they were looking for.
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“They asked me what are you doing around here, where are you from, what are your whereabouts, why are you jogging down here,” he said.
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