A mother is demanding answers after her teenage son was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Alamo and a video of the encounter went viral on social media.

The incident happened on Sept. 11 on Alamo Road near the expressway. The video shows part of a confrontation between ICE agents and two 17-year-olds.

In the video, a red car is stopped in the middle of the road. Two people appear to try to pull the passenger out of the car.

The teen is pulled out and placed on the ground as two ICE agents hold him down while trying to handcuff him. Moments later, another teen gets out of the driver's seat and is seen frantically looking around.

The video then shows one of the ICE agents hit the other teen in the face four times with her hand.

Luis Ochoa was driving the red car. He says he and his friend are both American citizens and were on their way to a Marine recruiter's office when it happened.

"We saw an ICE raid on a truck. We stopped to record, and when we were recording, my friend JC gets smacked by one of the agents," Ochoa said.

"The woman hits him with the door, and that's when everything starts. The woman chases him back to my car. Once inside my car, she put [her] elbow on his neck and I was like, 'Miss please stop. He's a minor. Don't treat him like that,'" Ochoa said.

Ochoa says he was then pepper-sprayed and taken into custody.

"[They] arrested me for no reason. They got on top of me saying, 'Don't resist.' I was never resisting. They broke my wrist," Ochoa said.

His mother, Teresa Ochoa, says watching the video is hard.

"He is a minor; it's traumatic enough for an adult — for something like this to happen to him is really tough," Teresa Ochoa said. "It was eight hours without hearing from him; they wouldn't give me any information — they behaved very badly."

Channel 5 News reached out to the Department of Homeland Security. DHS has a different account of what happened.

DHS described the teens as "anti-ICE" agitators and says they were arrested after trying to obstruct officers during a vehicle stop. The agency says one of the teens banged repeatedly on an ICE vehicle window and refused orders to stop.

DHS says he then became verbally and physically combative when officers tried to detain him. The agency says officers used the minimum force necessary and relied on de-escalation and use-of-force training.

DHS also says two ICE officers suffered minor injuries and were treated at a local clinic.

See the full statement from DHS below:

“On September 11, 2026, ICE officers arrested two anti-ICE agitators after they attempted to obstruct officers conducting a vehicle stop in Alamo, Texas. The two agitators proceeded to follow the officers once they returned to their vehicle, and one of the individuals approached the government vehicle and repeatedly banged on the officer’s window. Officers verbally commanded the agitator to stop his actions, but he refused. When officers exited the vehicle and attempted to detain him, the agitator became verbally and physically combative and resisted officers. Officers relied on their training to control the situation, and the agitators were placed under arrest. Deportation officers sustained minor injuries and were treated at a local clinic.

"Violence against ICE officers, or any law enforcement personnel, will not be tolerated. Our officers carry out their Congressionally mandated duties in service to public safety and the rule of law. Any bystander or individual who assaults, obstructs, or violently attacks officers will be subject to arrest and prosecution permitted by law.

“ICE law enforcement officers are trained to use the minimum amount of force necessary to resolve dangerous situations to prioritize the safety of the public and our officers. Officers are highly trained in de-escalation tactics and regularly receive ongoing use of force training.

“ICE is not going to schools to make arrests. If a dangerous or violent illegal criminal alien felon were to flee into a daycare, or a child sex offender is working as an employee, there may be a situation where an arrest is made to protect the safety of the children.”

Teresa Ochoa disagrees with that account.

"Justice must be served — and it must be served against the officers who beat them," Teresa Ochoa said.

The teens filed a police report with the Alamo Police Department. An Alamo police spokesperson said the department is forwarding the case to the DHS Office of Inspector General, an independent watchdog that investigates issues within DHS.

Watch the video above for the full story.