Overview

• Alvarez remains in ICE custody at Collier County Jail pending a deportation hearing scheduled for July 9.
• He was arrested on June 14 by Collier County deputies for driving without a license after being pulled over for driving without headlights.
• Court records show four prior Lee County arrests for driving without a valid license and a D6 suspension issued for unpaid fines.
• On June 9 he dove into shark-infested waters off Boca Grande to aid a 9-year-old attack victim and helped wrap her nearly severed hand before her airlift to Tampa General Hospital.
• His case highlights local partnerships with ICE that detain noncriminal migrants over civil infractions and fuels debate over enforcement priorities.