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Woman says she and hubby were detained by ICE aft incorrect crook astatine U.S.-Canada borderline
A Chicago-area mates claims they were wrongfully detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement aft a incorrect crook astatine the U.S. borderline with Canada.
Sergio Ramirez has been successful ICE custody astatine the Monroe County, Michigan Jail since precocious May. He is primitively from Mexico, but has lived successful the Chicago country for astir the past 20 years, with a U visa pending for seven.
"My bosom is breached for my champion friend, my husband, with whom we built a beingness together," said Ramirez's wife, Kristina Ramirez.
Kristina Ramirez said her beingness has been successful pieces ever since her hubby was detained successful precocious May adjacent the Canadian borderline by ICE.
"I'm precise upset, outraged astatine the injustice successful this world," she said. "It's incorrect however they person them here."
At a religion successful Chicago's Pilsen vicinity Wednesday, the community, family, elected officials, and civilian rights activists rallied successful enactment of Sergio Ramirez's contiguous release.
"This is simply a quality calamity astir 1 family, but is besides an illustration of a strategy that has tally amok," said Ed Yohnka, manager of connection bittersweet argumentation for the American Civil Liberties Union Illinois.
The mates was successful Michigan for their operation concern erstwhile Kristina Ramirez said they made a incorrect crook toward Canada. Kristina said on with Sergio, she was detained for 3 days contempt being a U.S. citizen.
Sergio is inactive being held.
"Now our lives are being derailed due to the fact that we took 1 incorrect turn," said Kristina Ramirez.
She added: "My hubby is not a murderer. My hubby is not a criminal. My hubby is simply a precise loving, a bully person."
Sergio's migration lawyer said the 32-year-old has been successful the U.S. waiting for his U visa exertion to beryllium approved, and helium is eligible for imperishable residency done his marriage. His migration presumption is nether deferred action.
"Which is fundamentally extortion against deportation from the United States," said lawyer Andres Diaz Jr. "This is the astir egregious lawsuit that I've ever seen."
"Without him, I'm heartbroken. I'm torn," said Kristina Ramirez. "It's wholly unfair, not right."
ICE released this connection connected Thursday:
"Due to privateness policies, ICE is incapable to remark connected the case.
"Secretary Noem is reversing Biden's drawback and merchandise argumentation that allowed millions of unvetted amerciable aliens to beryllium fto escaped connected American streets. This Administration is erstwhile again implementing the regularisation of law.
"Make nary mistake, if an idiosyncratic is successful the United States Illegally, they are breaking national instrumentality and committing a crime. All amerciable aliens whitethorn beryllium taxable to national migration enforcement. ICE identifies, apprehends, detains, and removes radical who are amenable to removal from the United States."
Sergio Ramirez volition beryllium backmost successful tribunal adjacent week.
Charlie De Mar is an Emmy Award-winning newsman for CBS2.
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