ICE Detains 21‑Year‑Old South African Asylum Seeker at Airport, Prompting Concerns Over Border Enforcement
A young immigrant who has waited seven years for his asylum case was stopped by ICE as he tried to board a domestic flight, only to be released a day later.
ICE agents detained Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe on Thursday at an airport as he waited to board a domestic flight.
The 21‑year‑old, a South African national who immigrated to the United States at 14, has been waiting seven years for his asylum case to be heard, and he is a Wisconsin state patrol trooper.
He was released from ICE custody on Friday; his attorney, Marc Christopher of Christopher & De León, called the detention a "dramatic experience."
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The Guardian
Wisconsin state patrol trooper detained by ICE released from custody
Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe immigrated to US at 14 and has been waiting seven years for asylum case to be heard A Wisconsin state patrol trooper, whom federal immigration agents detained on Thursday at an airport, has been released from their custody. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents approached Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe, a South African national, as he waited to board a domestic flight, according to his law firm Christopher & De León. Continue reading...
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Wisconsin state trooper released from ICE custody after ‘dramatic’ arrest
A 21-year-old Wisconsin state trooper was released Friday after being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents a day earlier in what his lawyer described as a “dramatic experience.” Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe, who is originally from South Africa, was traveling to visit family when the arrest happened, his attorney Marc Christopher confirmed to…
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- Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe is a Wisconsin state patrol trooper.
- Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe is a South African national.
- Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe immigrated to the US at 14.
- Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe has been waiting seven years for his asylum case to be heard.
- Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe is 21 years old.
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detained Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe.
- ICE agents detained Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe on Thursday.
- Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe was detained at an airport.
- Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe was approached by ICE agents as he waited to board a domestic flight.
- Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe was traveling to visit family when the arrest happened, according to his attorney Marc Christopher.
- Marc Christopher is Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe's attorney.
- Christopher & De León is Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe's law firm.
- Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe was released from ICE custody.
- Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe was released on Friday.
- Marc Christopher described the detention as a "dramatic experience."
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