DHS Says Man In Viral Video Faked Seizure To Delay Deportation Of Wife Who Stabbed Coworkers

Administration officials say a man faked a seizure during an enforcement operation in a purported attempt to help his illegal migrant wife avoid apprehension.

Carlos Zapata Rivera, an illegal migrant from Ecuador, refused any medical help and displayed “absolutely zero” signs of medical concerns just moments after appearing to suffer a seizure, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Administration officials released the response after viral footage appeared to show him convulsing in his car on Thursday while 🛂Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents tried to arrest his wife during a targeted operation in Massachusetts.

“Imagine FAKING a seizure to help a criminal escape justice,” DHS said Friday in a public statement. “Emergency Medical Personnel on the scene found no legitimate medical episode — ICE called 911 and the illegal alien refused any medical care.”

The episode began when ICE agents attempted to arrest Rivera’s wife, Juliana Milena Ojeda-Montoya, a criminal illegal alien from Ecuador previously arrested for stabbing a coworker with scissors and then throwing a trash can at her, according to DHS.

Juliana Milena Ojeda-Montoya. DHS image.