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April 27, 2017

ICE Arrests Undocumented Denver Resident Arturo Hernández Garcia
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In Denver, Colorado, U.S. immigration officers arrested Arturo Hernandez
Garcia Wednesday morning, nearly two years after authorities said he was
no longer a target for deportation. In a statement to The Denver Post,
ICE spokesperson Carl Rusnok said, "Hernandez Garcia has overstayed his
original, six-month visa by nearly 14 years. He has exhausted his
petitions through the immigration courts and through ICE." Hernandez
Garcia's supporters believe there are political motivations behind his
arrest, including his immigration activism. Jennifer Piper of the
American Friends Service Committee said, "Nothing has changed in his
case other than Trump is president now." Hernandez Garcia sought refuge
inside Denver's First Unitarian Society church in 2014, where he stayed
for nine months as he fought to remain in the U.S. with his wife and two
children. After headlines, we'll go to Denver to speak with Jennifer
Piper about Hernandez Garcia's case and the Trump administration's
crackdown on undocumented immigrants.


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