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A Honduran-born U.S. citizen who voted for President Donald Trump regrets his vote after being dragged from his truck and briefly detained by Customs and Border Protection, Newsweek reports.

Charlotte, North Carolina resident Willy Aceituno said he was stopped twice by Border Patrol agents while on his way to work in North Carolina's largest city, according to the Associated Press.

Aceituno says the agents broke his window and forced him out before placing him on the ground, only to be released after the officers verified his citizenship.

"It was the worst decision of my life," Aceituno told MS NOW. When asked why he voted for Trump, Aceituno cited the president's stance on border security and the economy.

"He said he was going to catch the criminals, but right now, he doesn't follow criminals. He goes specific to Latino people," Aceituno said.

Federal officials confirmed on Saturday that "a surge in immigration enforcement had begun in Charlotte, with agents seen making arrests in multiple locations," Newsweek reports.

Aceituno said he witnessed a large number of "Latinos being chased by Border Patrol agents and questioned about why they ran," they report.

"I told them, 'I'm an American citizen,'" Aceituno told the Associated Press. "They wanted to know where I was born, or they didn't believe I was an American citizen."

DHS wrote on X that during the enforcement operation, Aceituno "became erratic, refused lawful commands, and had to be removed from his vehicle," insisting they "followed their training to remove them."

DHS then wrote that "The individual later admitted he was trying to distract officers so others could evade the law."

Aceituno has vehemently disputed that account to The Charlotte Observer.

"I was talking to them, not restraining them. They're security officials of the United States, the most powerful country in the world. I don't think a dummy like me could distract such capable people," he said.

"That video is everywhere, and they're looking for a justification to shut people up," he added. "But if I were obstructing them in their work, they would have arrested me, and I would be in jail. They don't have a justifiable basis. Obstructing justice means arrest."

Newsweek reports that Aceituno has filed a police report regarding the damage to his vehicle.