Guatemalan man deported, says authorities kept over $1,300 from him during detention
Jan 2026
Country of origin: Guatemala

Jorge Paredes, a Guatemalan national who lived in the United States for more than 20 years, was arrested by ICE in January 2026 and subsequently deported. He reports that when he received his belongings before his repatriation flight, he discovered that more than $1,300 he had when arrested was missing and not returned to him.
Sources
- Guatemalteco deportado denuncia que autoridades no le devolvieron el dinero que tenía cuando fue detenido
- “Mi esposo fue deportado porque contraté un abogado falso”: denuncian estafa con firma de juez y $9,000 perdidos
Univision·Apr 17, 2026·archived copy
- Ella pagó su fianza. ICE lo atrapó. La odisea de una familia de Bradenton demuestra cómo las cárceles en Florida alimentan la ola de deportaciones. - Suncoast Searchlight
suncoastsearchlight.org·Sep 19, 2025·archived copy
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