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LOS ANGELES – Lewelyn Dixon, a 64-year-old Filipino inexperienced card holder who has been a everlasting US resident for 50 years, was detained by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) whereas returning house to Seattle, Washington, from a visit to the Philippines.
“She was (within the Philippines) for like a few weeks. After which she returned on Feb. 28. And she or he was caught in customs,” Dixon’s niece, Emily Cristobal, informed Hawaii Information Now.
“We bought the information, I believe it was March 2, that she bought taken by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after which detained within the Northwestern detainment facility.”
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“We haven’t formally been informed why she’s being held. They simply preserve saying that they’re ready for paperwork,” added Cristobal, who works because the workplace supervisor for Hawaii State Rep. Tina Grandinetti.
Trump’s immigration insurance policies
Grandinetti, a critic of Pres. Donald Trump’s immigration insurance policies, has supported a invoice to supply authorized illustration for immigrants in Hawaii.
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She just lately shared Dixon’s story on the Home flooring and denounced her detention, describing it as “a part of a broader assault on immigrants – an assault on our households, our mates, and our group as an entire.”
Grandinetti pushed for the passage of SB816, a invoice that would supply state-funded authorized illustration for folks going via immigration proceedings.
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“SB816 is a step towards defending our group, and I’m so grateful to the Filipino Caucus for championing this vital laws. Let’s get it handed,” she stated.
“The focusing on of our immigrant group isn’t just one thing taking place on our telephones and TV screens,” she stated on the Home flooring. “It is a actuality that’s impacting our workers, our mates, our households and our family members.”
Detained at ICE web site
The Northwest ICE Processing Heart (NWIPC), the place Dixon is detained, is privately owned by the GEO Group and holds over 1,500 detainees, based on Newsweek.
Newsweek reported that it was in a position to affirm that Dixon was being detained on the ICE web site.
Dixon “has a single conviction from 2001 that has triggered the difficulty,” her lawyer, Benjamin Osorio, informed Newsweek.
Osorio stated Dixon has been convicted for embezzlement “for which she obtained 30 days in a midway home and a $6,400 advantageous. She was by no means ordered to serve any energetic time in a jail or jail. It was the journey that triggered the difficulty and if she had not traveled, she wouldn’t be detachable from the US.”
Dixon’s scheduled listening to is ready for July 17, stated Cristobal.
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