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Venezuelan father detained by ICE while buying daughter's medication, files habeas petition

Sep 9, 2026·Location: South Florida, FL

Country of origin: Venezuela

Venezuelan father detained by ICE while buying daughter's medication, files habeas petition

César David Miranda Pinedo, a Venezuelan father with a pending asylum case, was detained by ICE agents in South Florida on August 25 while returning from the pharmacy with medication for his 6-year-old daughter, who had been treated at a hospital the night before for a severe ear infection. His wife, Paola Álvarez, said he texted her 'ICE detained me' and left the medication and their car at Central Park before being taken into custody. Miranda Pinedo entered the U.S. legally in 2018 and had waited about eight years for a decision on his asylum application. He was transferred to the Krome Detention Center, and his attorney filed a habeas corpus petition arguing he should not be held without a formal charging document. His wife, whose own immigration status is also pending, said she has prepared a legal power of attorney for their two daughters in case she too is detained. Immigrant rights organizations in South Florida are calling for prosecutorial discretion so he can continue his immigration case while free to care for his daughter.

Timeline

Sep 9, 2026Immigrant rights organizations call for prosecutorial discretion to allow his release
Aug 25, 2026Detained by ICE agents in South Florida while buying medication for his daughter
Aug 25, 2026Transferred to Krome Detention Center
Aug 25, 2026Attorney filed habeas corpus petition challenging detention without formal charging document
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