WATCH: ICE Violently Smashes Car Window, Detains Nicaraguan Man Married to U.S. Citizen on Their Way to Court

The man's 7-months-pregnant wife was in the vehicle at the time
Taylor Odisho / Published Mar 13 2025, 6:23 PM EDT

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Department of Homeland Security Investigations agents in Washington were captured on video violently shattering car windows to detain two Nicaraguan brothers, one of whom is married and expecting a child with a U.S. citizen.

A video circulating on social media showed the agents breaking the windows while Kayla Somarriba, 25, who is seven months pregnant, her husband, Jeison Ruiz-Rodriguez, 26, and his brother, Cesar Ruiz-Rodriguez, 22, repeated that what they were doing was illegal and informing them Somarriba was seven months pregnant.

An officer then broke the passenger window, opened the door and dragged Cesar out of the vehicle while Somarriba cried in the background. Her husband was also forcefully removed and tasered.

"No, no, no, you can't do this, please," Somarriba repeated.

Somarriba said at least 12 agents swarmed their vehicle on Monday about a block from their home. They were on their way to court because the brothers had threatened a member of their family, according to The Spokesman-Review.

The Ruiz-Rodriguez brothers were originally from Nicaragua. Somarriba's husband, Jeison, had been in the States on a work permit, trying to get approved for a Green Card since 2015. His brother, Cesar, was undocumented, but he was also in the process of obtaining a work permit and social security number.

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https://www.latintimes.com/watch-ice-violently-smashes-car-window-detains-nicaraguan-man-married-us-citizen-their-way-578373