“Take Him Anyway”: ICE Agent Ordered Wrongful Deportation of Bronx Teen

'He's not the one,' ICE agent showed awareness that they got the wrong guy.

Nineteen-year-old Venezuelan asylum seeker Merwil Gutiérrez was deported from the Bronx to El Salvador’s CECOT mega-prison despite ICE agents realizing he was not the intended target. One field officer was recorded stating, “take him anyway,” after their colleague noted, "he's not the one."

Gutiérrez had no criminal record, no known gang ties, and was no…