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Man Fakes Seizure to Help Wife Evade ICE

11/10/2025

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On November 7, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security reported that Carlos Zapata Rivera faked a seizure during an ICE operation to help his illegal migrant wife, Juliana Milena Ojeda-Montoya, evade arrest in Massachusetts, while protesters surrounded the scene.
Medical personnel found no legitimate medical emergency.
Ojeda-Montoya resisted arrest, triggering a viral altercation.
Ojeda-Montoya remains in ICE custody pending deportation, and both individuals entered the United States illegally in February 2023.

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Story summary

On November 7, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security reported that Carlos Zapata Rivera faked a seizure during an ICE operation to help his illegal migrant wife, Juliana Milena Ojeda-Montoya, evade arrest in Massachusetts, while protesters surrounded the scene.
Medical personnel found no legitimate medical emergency.
Ojeda-Montoya resisted arrest, triggering a viral altercation.
Ojeda-Montoya remains in ICE custody pending deportation, and both individuals entered the United States illegally in February 2023.