The Supreme Court denied an appeal from Jose Oliva, who was seeking to challenge legal immunity for police officers after he was put into a chokehold at a VA hospital in El Paso, Texas.
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A 75-year-old war veteran is vowing to fight on and work to hold federal officers accountable after the Supreme Court rejected his lawsuit Monday against three Department of Veterans Affairs officers, alleging they assaulted him at a VA Hospital in El Paso, Texas, in 2016.
“I will never give up,” said José Oliva, who served in the Vietnam War. “As we say in the military: duty, honor, country. We leave no one behind and we don’t give up. I invite every American to join me in this fight. The Constitution is here to protect all of us. It does not take a leave of absence when the perpetrat
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Jose Oliva, 76, says he was assaulted by police at a VA hospital.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied the appeal of a retired federal agent seeking to challenge sweeping legal immunity for police officers after he was injured during an arrest and later blocked from suing for damages. This big guy grabbed my left hand and with his two hands, he jerked my arm as high as he could. Almost simultaneously, as this guy was jerking my arm, he put a chokehold on my throat very hard, very hurtful, Jose Oliva, 76, said of the 2016 incident at the El Paso, Texas, Veterans Administration hospital. I told them I can’t I cannot breathe, let me go. I cannot breathe.
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