José Mejía Hernandez, 45, who was hospitalized for his injuries, was then transferred to an ICE office and fitted with an ankle monitor

A man in Virginia was hospitalized with a brain injury and severe bruising all over his face after he was arrested by US immigration agents, according to his lawyers, who shared photos and medical records with the Guardian.

José Mejía Hernández, 45, was walking to a bus stop in Arlington on the morning of 11 August when two agents got out of an unmarked vehicle and started chasing him, according to one of his lawyers, Margaret Hellerstein. The man recalled being hit by some kind of stun gun, but did not remember what happened after that, only waking up hours later in the hospital, Hellerstein said.

A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson confirmed that Mejía Hernandez was stopped by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in a statement, saying he “attempted [to] flee from the scene requiring ICE to use necessary force to gain control of the situation” and was taken to a hospital “out of precaution”.