Asylum seeker detained for seven months faces deportation to Honduras
Oct 27, 2025·Location: Harrisburg, PA
Country of origin: Peru

Omar Viadurre Luis, a Peruvian national granted legal admission and awaiting asylum review, has been detained by ICE since October 2025 after appearing in court on traffic charges that were dropped. Now held at Lewisburg federal penitentiary, he faces deportation to Honduras under Trump administration policies despite having no criminal record, a wife, a young child, stable employment, and serious medical needs. His family was legally admitted to the U.S. in September 2022 and was on the normal path to asylum review before his arrest separated their cases.
Sources
- PA wife says husband detained by ICE was allowed to be in US: 'My son cries every day'
local21news.com·Apr 7, 2026·archived copy
- Trump's Immigration Policies Keep Pa. Asylum Seeker In Detention, Facing Deportation
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- 'He's a very good man': Friend of Peruvian man detained by ICE in PA comes to his defense
local21news.com·Apr 8, 2026·archived copy
- Advocates, family call for asylum seeker detained by ICE to be freed
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