Senator says ICE ‘attack dog’ caused ‘horrific’ injuries to unresisting man as he was detained

Senator Patty Murray of Washington state has condemned ICE after one of her constituents, Wilmer Toledo-Martinez, was allegedly attacked by an ICE dog during his detention in November. Murray stated that ICE agents lured Toledo-Martinez from his home under false pretenses before releasing the dog, causing "horrific" injuries while he was not resisting arrest. Toledo-Martinez, an undocumented immigrant brought to the US at age 15, was allegedly denied immediate medical care and is currently held at the Northwest ICE processing center. Murray is calling for his immediate release, citing the trauma inflicted on his wife and children, who are all US citizens. The incident follows reports of other controversial ICE actions, including an agent allegedly running over a man's foot during an arrest in Vancouver, Washington, and a congresswoman being sprayed with a chemical agent during a protest in Tucson, Arizona.

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