NYC Council Employee Freed After 5 Months in ICE Custody as U.S. Appeals Asylum Grant
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 27
NYC Council Employee Freed After 5 Months in ICE Custody as U.S. Appeals Asylum Grant
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 27
Summary
$5,000 bond freed Rafael Andres Rubio Bohorquez on June 19 after five months in ICE detention, and he has returned to New York and his City Council job.
May 27 asylum relief and a separate federal court win challenging the legality of his detention cleared the way for his release.
Friday night's federal appeal kept his status uncertain, coming just before the deadline to challenge the immigration judge's asylum ruling.
January's detention of the Venezuelan data analyst drew condemnation from City Council leaders, while DHS called him a "criminal illegal alien" and said he had overstayed a 2017 visa.