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Federal Agents Arrest Venezuelan Man in N.H. Courthouse, Sending Him to ICE Custody in Texas

The dramatic February arrest, captured on surveillance footage, highlights evolving immigration enforcement policies under President Trump’s administration.

Arnuel Marquez Colmenarez, a 33 year old Venezuelan man, is tackled inside a New Hampshire courthouse by federal agents who knocked over a bystander during the arrest, in a still image from surveillance camera video taken in Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S. February 20, 2025. New Hampshire Judicial Branch/Handout via REUTERS.
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Federal agents speak with Arnuel Marquez Colmenarez, a 33 year old Venezuelan man inside the elevator of a New Hampshire courthouse before his arrest, in a still image from surveillance camera video taken in Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S. February 20, 2025. New Hampshire Judicial Branch/Handout via REUTERS.

Overview

  • Arnuel S. Marquez Colmenarez, a 33-year-old Venezuelan man, was arrested by ICE and ATF agents inside a Nashua, New Hampshire courthouse on February 20, 2025, as he arrived for his arraignment on misdemeanor charges.
  • Surveillance footage shows agents tackling Marquez Colmenarez and knocking over an elderly bystander with a cane during the chaotic arrest.
  • The arrest occurred under a Trump administration policy change allowing immigration enforcement in sensitive locations, including courthouses, reversing prior guidelines from the Biden era.
  • Local authorities issued a bench warrant for Marquez Colmenarez after he failed to appear for his arraignment, as federal agents did not notify the prosecutor or the court of the arrest.
  • Marquez Colmenarez is currently detained at an ICE facility in Texas, with his case drawing attention to the tensions between federal immigration enforcement and local judicial processes.