'Put the handcuffs on me': Trump voter says ICE detained him for being 'Hispanic looking'

On Thursday, a Northern Virginia man was briefly detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents as a suspected undocumented immigrant, even though he's a naturalized U.S. citizen.

NBC Washington reported that on Wednesday, Jensy Machado was stopped a short distance from his home in Manassas, Virginia by ICE, who claimed they were looking for another man. Machado eventually provided his documentation to ICE, but not after a tense period of questioning on the side of the road. Now, he is questioning his vote for President Donald Trump

“They just got out of the car with the guns in their hands and say, turn off the car, give me the keys, open the window, you know,” Machado told Telemundo 44 reporter Rosbelis Quinoñez, who first reported the story. "Everything was really fast."

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According to Machado, agents said they were looking for a someone who was scheduled to be deported who gave agents Machado's home address. He then told the agents he wasn’t the man they were looking for, and provided his Real ID Virginia driver’s license (which requires applicants provide proof of U.S. citizenship or legal permanent residency (a green card).

“They didn’t ask me for any ID,” Machado said. “I was telling the officer, if I can give him ID, but he said just keep my hands up, not moving. After that, he told me to get out of the car and put the handcuffs on me. And then he went to me and said how did I get into this country and if I was waiting for a court date or if I have any case. And I told him I was an American citizen, and he looked at his other partner like, you know, smiling, like saying, can you believe this guy? Because he asked the other guy, ‘Do you believe him?’”

He was eventually let go after providing his ID and released. However, two people who were with him were detained. Machado said this made him reconsider his decision to vote for Trump in the 2024 election.

"I was a Trump supporter," Machado said. "I voted for Trump last election, but, because I thought it was going to be the things, you know, like ... just go against criminals, not every Hispanic looking, like, that they will assume that we are all illegals.”

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Watch NBC 4's segment on Machado below, or by clicking this link.