Dreamer Says ICE Threatened to Deport Him

CLOSE CALL

An immigrant with no criminal record protected by an Obama order said the feds wanted to put him on a flight to Honduras. He’s free for now.

Published Feb. 17 2017 5:00PM EST

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A 19-year-old Honduran immigrant detained this week said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement told him he would be deported despite receiving legal protection from an Obama-era program.

Josue Romero of San Antonio, Texas, was arrested by police while exiting a park where he had been skateboarding Tuesday night.

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Dreamer Says ICE Threatened to Deport Him

An immigrant with no criminal record protected by an Obama order said the feds wanted to put him on a flight to Honduras. He’s free for now.

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Sarah Betancourt