ICE arrests Mexican farmer with valid work permit: 'We complied with everything'
Pedro Torres Alonzo, who has lived in the United States for 13 years, was detained by ICE after an immigration appointment in New York
The family of Pedro Torres Alonzo, a Mexican immigrant who works on a farm in New York, still does not understand ICE's reasons for detaining him after he complied with an immigration appointment.
According to a report According to Telemundo News, the man has been living in the United States for 13 years. He also has a valid work permit and a pending asylum application. The owners of the farm where he works, who are US citizens, say that “no one” can replace him. “He has worked with us for 13 years and knows all our animals,” said Megan Burley, owner of Burley Berries Farm, located in Warsaw County, Wyoming. Her husband, Ryan Burley, points out that Pedro Torres's arrest "not only impacts the business, but also the next generation of animals." The Mexican immigrant was arrested in the presence of his daughter. Pedro Torres Alonzo was arrested on October 13th, in the presence of his eldest daughter, Evelyn Alonzo, who stated that she is willing to leave the country in exchange for her father's release. Pedro's wife stated, "We had complied with everything. In court, he has gone to his check-ups regularly and hasn't missed a single appointment." According to the report, the Mexican immigrant's only prior offense in the United States is driving without a license in 2012, for which he was detained by ICE and subsequently released on bail. The family's legal representative, immigration attorney Jose Perez, considered it "sad and abusive" that his client had been arrested. arrested by ICE “regardless of the bail that a judge had already set.”
Through its assistant secretary, Tricia McLaughlin, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) clarified in a statement: “Any claim that he was denied due process is FALSE. No criminal in the history of human civilization has received better treatment than illegal immigrants in the United States.”
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