Overview
- Alejandro Juarez, 39, was detained after an ICE check-in in Manhattan, transferred to Newark, then flown to Texas and forced to cross into Mexico without seeing an immigration judge.
- DHS said he was removed early because he was placed on the wrong transport rather than sent to a planned detention facility in Arizona.
- The department says it is arranging his return so he can receive a hearing, while stating he will be removed after proceedings.
- Juarez is in Puebla, Mexico, while his wife seeks a green card; he has four U.S.-citizen children, including an eldest son serving in the Marine Corps.
- His lawyer is pursuing possible parole in place tied to the son's service, and records note a 2022 DWI case that resulted in three years of probation.