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ICE agents left Guatemalan immigrant hospitalized with facial injuries during Doraville, Georgia arrest

On July 18, 2026, ICE agents arrested Marco Antonio Roblero Perez, a 25-year-old Guatemalan immigrant, during an enforcement operation near a BP gas station in Doraville, Georgia. Roblero Perez was hospitalized with a broken nose, a missing tooth, a chipped tooth, and cuts and bruises; DHS said he fled and struck an officer's vehicle, while family members and multiple outlets documented injuries that raised questions about whether the force used was proportionate.

Jurisdiction
Federal
Location
Doraville, Georgia

Abuses documented

Actors

On July 18, 2026, ICE agents conducted an immigration enforcement operation near a BP gas station in Doraville, Georgia, arresting Marco Antonio Roblero Perez, a 25-year-old Guatemalan immigrant who was riding in a landscaping work truck with two coworkers. The arrest left Roblero Perez hospitalized with a broken nose, one missing tooth, one chipped tooth, and cuts and bruises to his head and hands.

DHS said Roblero Perez fled the arrest and struck an officer's vehicle with his own vehicle's door before refusing to comply with officers' commands. Family members and multiple outlets, including NBC News, documented the severity of Roblero Perez's injuries through video and medical evidence, raising questions about whether the force used was proportionate to DHS's fleeing-suspect account.

Why we recorded this

Law enforcement agencies are expected to use only the force necessary to make an arrest, with independent accountability when that line is crossed. ICE agents arresting a Guatemalan immigrant in Doraville, Georgia left him hospitalized with a broken nose, missing and chipped teeth, and cuts and bruises — injuries family members and multiple outlets documented as disproportionate to the agency's own account that he fled and struck an officer's vehicle. This archive records when immigration enforcement produces injuries exceeding what an arrest requires, with the enforcing agency controlling the account of what happened.

Sources

  1. A normal workday for a man in Georgia ended with an ICE arrest that left his face bloodied and beaten — NBC News primary accessed July 31, 2026

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