Venezuelan man detained by ICE outside courthouse after asylum hearing
May 29, 2025·Location: El Paso, TX
Country of origin: Venezuela

Yasmir Marquez, a Venezuelan man with a pending asylum claim and authorization to live and work in the United States, was detained by federal immigration officials outside the Richard C. White Federal Building in El Paso immediately following his immigration hearing on May 29, 2025.
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