The Department of Homeland Security has spoken out in defense of ICE’s Wednesday arrest of a Foley construction worker who is a U.S. citizen.

“FACT CHECK. During a targeted worksite operation, this individual attempted to obstruct and prevent the lawful arrest of an illegal alien,” the agency wrote in a post to X Friday.

“He physically got in between agents and the subject they were attempting to arrest and refused to comply with numerous verbal commands.”

The post adds that “anyone who actively obstructs law enforcement in the performance of their sworn duties, including U.S. citizens, will of course face consequences which include arrest.”

A video posted to X by BreakThrough News shows the agents grabbing Leonardo García Venegas, 25, at the Foley construction site he works.

The video does not show the altercation described by Homeland Security.

It is not clear where the construction is located and efforts to find contact information for Venegas were not successful.

“He’s not even doing nothing wrong!” says the man recording.

“What the f***. He’s a citizen, bro. He’s a f***ing citizen!”

The video also shows an ICE agent holding down another worker.

Venegas told Telemundo when he tried to record the incident, the agents knocked his phone out of his hand.

When he told the agents to review his citizenship documents, Venegas says they didn’t believe him.

His cousin, Shelah Venegas, told NBC that Leonardo presented agents with a REAL ID, which has been required for all official purposes in the U.S., including boarding commercial aircraft, since May 7.

“Apparently a REAL ID is not valid anymore. He has a REAL ID,” Shelah told NBC.

“We all made sure we have the REAL ID and went through the protocols the administration is asking for. … He has his REAL ID and then they see him, and I guess because his English isn’t fluent and/or because he’s brown it’s fake, it’s not real.”

Venegas told Telemundo that when he returned to the construction site after being released hours later, ICE had detained several other workers.

This included his 34-year-old brother, who is allegedly in the country illegally, according to The Latin Times.

There is no public data on the number of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests in the state since Trump took office, but Baldwin County Sheriff Anthony Lowery has been outspoken in his interest in tackling illegal immigration and assisting ICE’s efforts.

His office declined a previous request for comment from AL.com