Federal immigration officers approached a car with their weapons drawn, with a child inside, during a Colorado ICE arrest. DENVER, Colorado — Federal immigration officers drew weapons and smashed a car window to detain a man leaving a Colorado courthouse last week, an encounter captured on video that has drawn criticism from civil rights attorneys who say the tactics were excessive. Critics said that there was no reason for officers to approach the vehicle with their guns already drawn. The Sept. 24 arrest of Jose de Jesus Aguilera-Bautista in Alamosa occurred minutes after he left a court appearance for a DUI case, according to his partner Maya England. England recorded the encounter while their one-month-old son was in the vehicle with them. According to an ICE spokesperson, Aguilera-Bautista, 33, is originally from Mexico with a history of DUI and illegally possessing red and blue lights for driving. The agency said he was arrested as part of a targeted enforcement operation and was previously removed from the country. According to ICE, officers attempted to initiate a traffic stop when Aguilera-Bautista failed to stop for police vehicles with lights on, failed to stop at red lights, attempted to speed away and failed to stop. The agency said officers were forced to break the window to secure compliance after he refused to exit the vehicle. "It's convenient his passenger didn't record this part of the interaction and only posted the video of our officers approaching the vehicle after putting so many Alamosans at risk with his dangerous driving," ICE said in a statement. England said the incident occurred at 3:20 p.m., about 10 minutes after they left court. She also said that the officers began by tailing them without lights on and did not know they were law enforcement. When they approached the vehicle, the first officer had his gun drawn and did not identify himself as an ICE officer working on immigration enforcement. "We didn’t know who they were, because they were undercover as well," England said, noting the officers were in unmarked cars. "So, we were just kind of like unsure, and the way the guy blocked us off was half into the other lane and completely cut us off." England can be heard asking what Aguilera-Bautista was being pulled over for and repeatedly telling officers there was a child in the car. "With them having their weapons drawn, we felt kind of at danger because of the way they kind of drew them," England said. ICE said officers wore clearly marked police vests and gave direct instructions to step out of the vehicle. The agency said Aguilera-Bautista was provided a copy of the administrative warrant and referred questions to an FAQ page about warrants and obeying federal officers' commands. Immigration attorney Hans Meyer, who reviewed the footage, questioned the level of force used. "The video is disgusting because what we see is a group of ICE agents exercising completely disproportionate force," Meyer said. Meyer said pulling guns on occupants of a vehicle with no apparent reason to suspect they are armed or fleeing constitutes excessive force. "We're not seeing this by local law enforcement," Meyer said. "We're not seeing this by State Patrol." Tim MacDonald, legal director for the ACLU of Colorado, said the tactics raised serious concerns. "That struck me as highly unusual and problematic," MacDonald said. "We obviously don't know all of the facts behind this particular arrest, but there doesn't appear to be any basis to approach the car with weapons drawn. This is how accidents happen. This is how people get killed." Meyer said the legal justification for such tactics remains unclear. "What's sort of unresolved and a little unclear is, do ICE officers have justification to break a window and forcibly drag a person out of a car?" Meyer asked. "It depends on whether ICE officers would have probable cause to justify believing a person is here in violation of immigration law. It's not clear from the video that they do." Meyer also raised concerns about a possible violation of Colorado law that prohibits immigration enforcement at state courthouses and protects people traveling to and from court proceedings. Aguilera-Bautista was transferred to the Aurora Detention Facility. England said the arrest has left her caring for a newborn alone. "Not only did they rip a father from his home, but they left a fatherless child," England said.