Immigrant Called the Cops for Help, Then ICE Detained Him

TO SERVE AND PROTECT?

A carpenter reported an intruder at his home early in the morning. Hours later, he was behind bars and the suspected criminal was free. Next stop may be Honduras.

Published Feb. 13 2018 5:51PM EST

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When a Washington State carpenter called the police on a trespasser, cops arrested him instead and turned him over to federal immigration enforcement.

Wilson Rodriguez Macareno was arrested on Thursday morning by police in Tukwila, a Seattle suburb, after calling 911 on an intruder, according to KIRO

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Immigrant Called the Cops for Help, Then ICE Detained Him

A carpenter reported an intruder at his home early in the morning. Hours later, he was behind bars and the suspected criminal was free. Next stop may be Honduras.

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