ICE arrests two parents at Baltimore elementary school

Two parents were arrested by federal immigration agents on the grounds of a Baltimore elementary school on Thursday morning, an incident that unfolded in front of young children and has drawn sharp condemnation from local and state officials. The arrests occurred at Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School as families were arriving for a pre-kindergarten graduation ceremony and other end-of-year events.

According to the Department of Homeland Security, the incident began off school grounds when agents attempted to apprehend Jesus Acevedo-Sanchez. The agency stated that Acevedo-Sanchez refused lawful commands, violently resisted arrest, and used his vehicle to evade law enforcement, dragging an ICE officer in the process. He then drove into the school parking lot. A second individual in the vehicle, a woman not named by DHS, is accused of assaulting a federal officer. Both face federal charges. DHS added that Acevedo-Sanchez had a prior encounter with ICE in April, during which he allegedly caused a collision with an agency vehicle.

Videos recorded by witnesses show agents struggling with a man on the ground near a vehicle while a woman is later led away, her hands...