Father of three US marines beaten by masked agents

Multiple masked men in US border patrol vests appeared to beat a father of three US marines in the street, before he was bundled into the back of an unmarked car.

- JAMES LIDDELL

Narciso Barranco, a landscaper from Tustin in southern California, was left bloodied and visibly shaken after appearing to be violently detained by at least seven immigration officers while working outside an IHOP restaurant on Saturday.

In one short video first posted by Santa Ana council member Johnathan Hernandez and the social Instagram account @Santaanaproblems, United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents were shown striking Mr Barranco in the head at least six times, thrusting his face into the concrete and kneeling on his neck, before he was forced into the back of a light-coloured Chevrolet SUV using a truncheon.

Mr Barranco's shoulder was left dislocated, his eldest son, Alejandro, a 25-year-old marine veteran, told the Los Angeles Times.