American Immigration Council senior fellow Aaron Reichlin-Melnick reacted in horror on Thursday to an allegation that a woman in Maryland hired a team of Guatemalan contractors to redo her roof at an expense of $10,000, waited until they were done — then called Immigration and Customs Enforcement on them to try to get out of paying the bill.
The X account that posted a video of the alleged incident stated, "Woman even provides the ladder used by agent to detain men — who she owes $10,000 for 3 day job. 'She called the damn law on us and now we're totally screwed!' men yell in Spanish. 'They surrounded us! — They surrounded us!' Agents even left behind the workers' van with doors wide open — filled with thousands of dollars worth of tools. The arrest was broadcast live for about 30 minutes by a co-worker — identified as Bryan Polanco."