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Colombian Asylum Seeker Detained by ICE While Making Amazon Deliveries

Jul 1, 2026 · Mountain Home, Idaho, Colombia

John Jairo Suarez Rueda, a Colombian national who entered the U.S. without inspection in 2023 and was paroled after indicating credible fear of persecution, was detained by ICE on July 1, 2026, while delivering packages for Amazon with a valid work permit. DHS and EOIR ordered his mandatory detention without bond eligibility under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2)(A). On July 10, 2026, the U.S. District Court for Idaho granted his habeas corpus petition and ordered his immediate release, finding that § 1226(a) applies because he was already present in the country and was not subject to the cited detention statutes.

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