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Associated Press
19 hours ago
- Associated Press
US immigration says it did not deport Chilean man living in Pennsylvania, refuting report
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. immigration authorities on Monday denied reports that they detained or deported a Chilean man living in the country on a green card. The Morning Call of Allentown, Pennsylvania, reported that Luis Leon, 82, ended up in Guatemala after being handcuffed in a Philadelphia immigration office, where he went to replace his lost green card June 20. The report, which said he won asylum in 1987, relied on family accounts. The Morning Call reported Sunday that Leon was recovering from pneumonia in Guatemala and did not plan to return to the United States, according to his granddaughter. A phone message left Monday at a number linked to the granddaughter was not returned. The Department of Homeland Security said it had no record of Leon appearing for an appointment in or near Philadelphia June 20 and said he legally entered the U.S. in 2015 as a visitor. A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman, Jason Koontz, said the agency didn't deport Leon anywhere. The Guatemalan Migration Institute said in a statement Sunday that it coordinates with ICE on all deportations from the United States and that no one matched Leon's name, age or citizenship.
CBS News
a day ago
- Politics
- CBS News
Abrego Garcia's lawyers ask judge to delay potential release from criminal custody for 30 days amid deportation threat
Washington — Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a federal judge overseeing his criminal case to put off his release from custody for 30 days if the judge rejects a Justice Department bid to keep him in confinement while awaiting a trial. Abrego Garcica's lawyers said in a filing that the 30-day pause in issuing a release order would give him time to evaluate his legal options in response to likely efforts by the Department of Homeland Security to deport him. "We have been advised by the government that if the court denies the government's motion for revocation, the defendant would be transferred to the custody of the Department of Homeland Security ('DHS'), and DHS would begin removal proceedings," they wrote. The Justice Department does not object to the request, and Abrego Garcia's legal team said that the delay would not affect their ability to come up with a proposed schedule leading up to his criminal trial. A federal grand jury in Tennessee indicted Abrego Garcia in late May on two counts of human smuggling. He has pleaded not guilty to both counts. A trial in his case is set to begin in January. Abrego Garcia was deported to El Salvador in March as part of the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign, but his removal gained headlines after a federal immigration official acknowledged it was an administrative error. An immigration judge had granted Abrego Garcia a withholding of removal in 2019, which prevented DHS from deporting him to his home country of El Salvador because he was likely to face persecution by local gangs. Abrego Garcia, who has lived in Maryland after coming to the U.S. illegally in 2011, and his wife filed a civil lawsuit against the Trump administration in March challenging his removal, and a federal judge in Maryland ordered the government to facilitate his return to the U.S. After weeks of back-and-forth — and his case reaching the Supreme Court — Attorney General Pam Bondi announced in early June that Abrego Garcia had been released from Salvadoran custody and brought back to the U.S. to face criminal charges stemming from his alleged participation in a scheme to smuggle undocumented migrants into the country. A federal magistrate judge last month ordered Abrego Garcia's release from federal law enforcement custody while he awaits a trial, but that raised concerns that he would be swiftly detained by immigration agents and possibly deported. The Justice Department appealed that decision and asked a U.S. district judge to revoke the release order. The judge overseeing the criminal case, Waverly Crenshaw, held a hearing last week on the government's motion but has not yet ruled on whether to grant it. If Crenshaw denies the bid, it would give the green-light for Abrego Garcia to be released from criminal custody. But the prospect that Abrego Garcia would then swiftly be detained by the Department of Homeland Security for removal proceedings has created a new tangle for the courts to unravel. He has remained in the custody of U.S. Marshals as the legal proceedings have continued. In the ongoing civil case in Maryland, the federal judge is considering a separate request from Abrego Garcia's lawyers to return him to Maryland immediately after he is released from confinement in the criminal proceedings that are ongoing in Tennessee. They also asked the judge to bar the Trump administration from removing Abrego Garcia from the U.S. The judge in Maryland has not yet ruled on Abrego Garcia's requests.
Telegraph
07-07-2025
- Telegraph
Gunman ‘targeting border agents' shot dead by police
A gunman was killed after opening fire at a US Border Patrol facility in Texas. A 27-year-old man was fatally shot after entering the Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol building near McAllen International Airport shortly before 6am on Monday, authorities said. He was reportedly armed with a rifle and wearing tactical gear, McAllen police chief Victor Rodriguez told reporters on Monday morning. Fox News reported the gunman had 'ambushed' border patrol agents. No federal agents were injured, although one McAllen police officer was struck, either by shrapnel or a bullet, and is currently in a stable condition. Mr Rodriguez identified the suspect as Ryan Louis Mosqueda. Law enforcement said they found another rifle and more ammunition. Mr Rodriguez added the man's motive is currently unknown. In a statement, a Department of Homeland Security spokesman said: 'This morning, an individual opened fire at the entrance of the United States Border Patrol sector annex in McAllen, Texas. 'Both border patrol agents and local police helped neutralise the shooter. 'This is an ongoing investigation led by the FBI. More information will be shared as it becomes available.' US Customs and Border Protection said in a statement shared on social media: 'Early this morning, an active shooting took place at Rio Grande Valley Sector annex. 'The suspect is deceased. The incident is still under investigation and additional information will be shared as it becomes available.'
