Overview
- Dozens gathered at St. Pius V Church in Pilsen as local, state and federal officials urged ICE to release Federico Alcantar.
- His attorney says agents seeking another person pulled him over without a warrant in October and removed him at gunpoint.
- The 22-year-old is the sole guardian of two siblings after their mother died of cancer and their father was murdered in Mexico.
- Lawyers say he has no criminal record, was denied humanitarian release after being labeled a flight risk, and remains held in a Missouri facility.
- An immigration judge is set to hear his case on Feb. 19, and reporters say DHS has not responded to questions about the arrest.