A woman arrested for allegedly assaulting a Massachusetts restaurant patron wearing a 'Make America Great Again' hat faces proceedings that could result in her deportation, an ICE spokesman said.
Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.A woman arrested for allegedly assaulting a Massachusetts restaurant patron wearing a"Make America Great Again" hat faces proceedings that could result in her deportation, a spokesman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement said.
According to a partially-redacted police report, the alleged victim said he was minding his own business when the suspect verbally assaulted him because of his"Make America Great Again" hat, and that she lifted the hat off his head from behind. Police said she also later hit him in the presence of officers.
The police report also says that the suspect appeared intoxicated and that she hit the victim"over the head" as she was being escorted out of the restaurant by officers.NBC Boston reportedBryton Turner, who said he was the person harassed and who recorded and posted video of the incident, said in a message to NBC News this week that"she started harassing me verbally" as soon as he walked in to the restaurant.
An immigration attorney reported to be representing Santos, Katarina Kozakova, did not immediately return a call from NBC News on Wednesday. The lawyerRosiane Santos holds down Bryton Turner's MAGA hat over his face on Feb. 15, 2019 at Casa Vallarta in Falmouth, Massachusetts.The lawyer also told the outlet that the arrest by ICE means that Santos must bring her application for a green card before an immigration judge instead of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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