Tortured in Venezuela, he's asking for asylum. ICE just detained him.
A Venezuelan who is seeking asylum in the United States after reportedly being tortured by the government of U.S. adversary Nicolás Maduro has been detained by immigration authorities weeks before his preliminary hearing.
Gregory Sanabria Tarazona, who as a university student participated in 2014 demonstrations against Maduro, was severely beaten while he was held at El Helicoide, the notorious headquarters of Maduro's intelligence service, the United Nations and Amnesty International reported.
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