Overview
- On October 15, a virtual immigration court hearing ended with an immigration judge granting Ambrocio Lozano permanent residency under Section 245(i).
- His attorney said the provision applied because a family petition existed from before his wife's own residency, allowing him to adjust status without leaving the United States.
- ICE arrested the longtime Culver City paletero on June 23, and he spent 114 days in custody as he was transferred through facilities in El Paso and New Mexico.
- Efforts to obtain release on bond failed after a change in law, prompting family and community members to raise funds to secure immigration counsel.
- Lozano has been released and reunited with his family, plans to return to selling paletas, and is expected to receive his green card within three to four months.