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The Independent UK
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Man shot by ICE in California will remain in custody over concerns he's a flight risk, lawyer says

California ICE Shooting - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A judge Monday ordered a man who was shot multiple times during an arrest by immigration officers in central California to remain in custody over concerns he could be a flight risk, a lawyer said.

Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez, who has dual citizenship from El Salvador and Mexico, is charged with assaulting a federal officer for allegedly striking an agent with his car before reversing back into a law enforcement vehicle after he was pulled over on April 7.

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