Venezuelan Walmart delivery driver with pending asylum hearing detained by ICE
Sep 1, 2026·Location: Bloomington, IN
Country of origin: Venezuela

César Cepeda Gomez, a Venezuelan delivery driver for Walmart who held a work permit and had an asylum hearing scheduled for October, was detained by ICE agents outside a Bloomington Walmart alongside a coworker. He lives in Bloomington with his partner and her child. ICE said he was being held at North Lake Correctional Facility in Michigan.
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