He stood on the side of the road filming the officers,
who were back inside their car and looked like they were
about to leave. But they stopped and got out of the car.
Video shows a masked federal officer running at Ben and
slamming him to the ground. Three immigration officers
pinned him down and dragged him to their vehicle.
Ben says he was held in custody for about three hours.
Before his release, officers photographed and fingerprinted him.
Then, before Ben realized fully what was happening,
an officer ran a swab, similar to a Q-tip, along the inside
of his cheek.
The revenge options that ICE agents deployed against this witness are
Physical assault
Arrested and detained without need
Involuntary collection of his DNA to chill 1A activities
Involuntary collection of his DNA to empower future Gov revenge