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Chicago Vigil Presses ICE to Free Caregiver Held Since October Traffic Stop

Supporters say the 22-year-old caregiver was wrongly detained in an October traffic stop ahead of a Feb. 19 immigration hearing.

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.