That is misleading. He was not arrested under suspicion of being an illegal alien so the ID part is irrelevant. ICE was in the process of clearing a protest.
On further reflection, I think it’s more accurate to say “DHS later claimed he was not arrested under suspicion of being an illegal alien” while noting DHS has lied in similar situations. The agents refused to tell George why they were arresting him. He tried to get them to check his car for citizenship proof but they refused. So I don’t think my original quote is misleading in any substantial way — George looks Hispanic, they wouldn’t say why they were arresting him, he had ID but they wouldn’t go check. DHS later claims the arrest was for protest reasons.
On further reflection, I think it’s more accurate to say “DHS later claimed he was not arrested under suspicion of being an illegal alien” while noting DHS has lied in similar situations. The agents refused to tell George why they were arresting him. He tried to get them to check his car for citizenship proof but they refused. So I don’t think my original quote is misleading in any substantial way — George looks Hispanic, they wouldn’t say why they were arresting him, he had ID but they wouldn’t go check. DHS later claims the arrest was for protest reasons.