India, May 25 -- The Leonardo Garcia Venegas arrest case took a major turn on Saturday after the Department of Homeland Security revealed that ICE agents were not trying to arrest the Alabama man initially. The DHS, in a statement, said that Venegas tried to obstruct officials and refused to comply with verbal instructions while they were trying to detain a subject.

After a video showing ICE agents holding Venegas' neck and putting him down on his knees before his arrest surfaced, DHS claimed that the Florida-born man faced 'consequences' over his refusal to comply with commands.

"He physically got in between agents and the subject they were attempting to arrest and refused to comply with numerous verbal commands. Anyone who actively ob...