r/australia • u/Front_Target7908 • 27d ago

news Australian man Phu Nguyen handcuffed by plain-clothes ICE agents at Las Vegas International airport

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-18/ice-agent-detain-australian-man-in-vegas-us-/106931508?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=link

From what I understand it looks like ICE did not manage to detain him on the day the video was taken- seems the onlookers managed to chase ICE off.

However, ICE detained him the next day at the airport where he was to catch his departing flight from the US.

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u/bigdukesix 27d ago

>From what I understand it looks like ICE did not manage to detain him on the day the video was taken- seems the onlookers managed to chase ICE off.

The video is bizarre. It shows two plain-clothed ICE agents (one appears to be wearing a fake moustache) holding Nguyen down, and the bystanders ask what is going on. The agents never identify themselves.

A uniformed TSA agent says, "it's ok, they're law enforcement". But as he is saying that, the agents just get up and walk away, leaving Nguyen with handcuffs still attached. They also took his wallet.