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New Police Video and Records Show GRPD Knew Ramos-Gomez Was a U.S. Citizen Before Turning Him Over to ICE; GRPD Officer Violates Police Policy By Drawing Gun On Teens
Internal Documents Obtained by ACLU and MIRC Show Vanderkooi Routinely Requested ICE to “Check Status” Of People in Police Custody, contradicting claims that Vanderkooi Asked ICE to Check Jilmar Ramos-Gomez’s Status Due to the Unusual Charges