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U.S. NEWS Thursday 26 July 2018

Immigrant held after Army base pizza delivery released

By LARRY NEUMEISTER which had wanted the Cordaro argued for the
Associated Press case moved from New case to be transferred
NEW YORK (AP) — An York to New Jersey, did not to New Jersey because
Ecuadorean immigrant immediately comment on Villavicencio is detained
who was held for the judge's action. there. He said legal
deportation after delivering Adriene Holder, the precedent dictated that
pizza to a Brooklyn Army attorney-in-charge of the New Jersey was the proper
installation walked out of civil practice at the Legal venue, an argument the
an immigration detention Aid Society, said the rule judge rejected.
center house hours after of "law, humanity and Cordaro said Villavicencio
a judge ordered his morality" prevailed and would still be able to pursue
immediate release. the Villavicencio family has his application to become
Pablo Villavicencio exited "finally received a crucial a legal U.S. resident after
the detention center shortly measure of relief from their he is deported.
before 9 p.m. Tuesday. 53-day nightmare." The case has attracted
He was greeted with hugs "This decision should serve widespread attention
from his jubilant wife and as a rebuke against the amid a crackdown by the
two young daughters. He Trump Administration and administration of President
thanked supporters and its merciless crusade to tear Donald Trump on illegal
the media before being families apart," Holder said immigration. Trump, a Pablo Villavicencio leans out of an SUV while talking to reporters
whisked away in an SUV. in a statement. Republican, has said his after being released from the Hudson County Correctional
U.S. District Judge Paul The judge ruled after policies are designed to Facility, Tuesday, July 24, 2018, in Kearny, N.J.
Crotty said Villavicencio, hearing arguments earlier keep the country safe. Associated Press
who was being held at a Tuesday, when he put a Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a
New Jersey lockup, can government lawyer on Democrat, said the federal court. temporarily blocked his
remain in the United States the spot over the effort by government has "cruelly" Another judge had already deportation.q
while he exhausts his right immigration authorities to kept Villavicencio from
to try to gain legal status. enforce a 2010 deportation his wife, Sandra Chica,
"Although he stayed in the order. He questioned the and two daughters "for no
United States unlawfully need to detain and quickly legitimate reason."
and is currently subject to deport Villavicencio, who's Villavicencio was arrested
a final order of removal, 35 years old. on June 1 while making a
he has otherwise been a "Well, the powerful are delivery to the garrison in Fort
model citizen," the judge doing what they want, and Hamilton. When he arrived
wrote. the poor are suffering what at Fort Hamilton, guards
Villavicencio applied to they must," the judge said requested identification,
stay in the U.S. after he after hearing Assistant U.S. and he produced a city
married a U.S. citizen, with Attorney Joseph Cordaro identification card. A
whom he has two young defend the government's background check showed
girls. actions. he had been ordered to
The judge cited those "I mean, is there any leave the United States in
children and said they are concept of justice here 2010 but stayed.
U.S. citizens. or are we just doing this Villavicencio's two girls,
"He has no criminal history," because we want to?" the ages 2 and 4, played
the judge wrote. "He has judge asked. "Why do we with toys on Tuesday as
paid his taxes. And he has want to enforce the order? courtroom spectators
worked diligently to provide It makes no difference in around them observed
for his family." terms of the larger issues the legal arguments.
The U.S. government, facing the country." Villavicencio was not in