(CNN) — A Washington state man was attacked by a patrol dog while being detained by Customs and Border Patrol agents last month as his wife and young children looked on, said Senator Patty Murray, who is calling for the man’s release.

The man, Wilmer Toledo-Martinez, was “violently attacked and dragged away,” Murray said.

The senator posted images of Toledo-Martinez and the bloody wounds along his arm, back and side on social media.

The November 14 incident in Vancouver, Washington, occurred as the Trump administration’s nationwide crackdown on immigration has led to an escalation in federal agents’ tactics on the ground.

Toledo-Martinez, 28, resisted arrest and tried to flee during the encounter with agents, the Department of Homeland Security said in a post on X in response to Sen

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